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 $2.29 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 $12.48 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Berenberg on October 13, 2025, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc [EPRT] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $36. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of September 15, 2025, Evercore ISI has increased its “an In-line” rating to a “an Outperform” for EPRT. Earlier on February 19, 2025, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for EPRT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing EPRT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc [NYSE: EPRT] rose 0.57% to $29.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.47, but it reached a high of $29.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.17%. Over the course of the year, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.90%. 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 29.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.25. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.06. The next price resistance is at 30.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.74 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 rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.82 million shares to 13.01 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 12.19 million shares. A jump of 6.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.08.
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 36 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.33% from the previous closing price of $29.67. Analysts anticipate Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stock to reach 36 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 12, 2025, CapitalOne assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $35.
