Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc shares valued at $435,962 were sold by Peil A Joseph on Jun 10 ’25. At $32.96 per share, Peil A Joseph sold 13,227 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 76,590 shares worth approximately $2.44 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mavoides Peter M. sold 42,632 shares, netting a total of over 1,365,077 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.02 each, the insider now holds 453,760 shares.
Before that, Mavoides Peter M. had sold 35,493 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,136,131, the President and CEO traded Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc shares for $32.01 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 35,493 shares, worth approximately $13.31 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on February 19, 2025, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc [EPRT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $33.50 from $29.50. Analysts at CapitalOne started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of December 17, 2024, Barclays has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for EPRT. Earlier on December 11, 2024, Deutsche Bank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for EPRT stock.
Analyzing EPRT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc [NYSE: EPRT] plunged -0.50% to $31.83. The stock’s lowest price that day was $31.41, but it reached a high of $32.015 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.06%. Over the course of the year, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.35 on 06/10/25 and a 52-week low of $27.44 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 31.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.09. The next price resistance is at 32.36. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.36 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.12 million shares to 13.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 13.75 million shares. A decline of -0.88% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 9.03.
Which companies own the most shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT)?
In terms of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.16% from the previous closing price of $31.99. Analysts anticipate Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27.5. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
