Essential Properties: Priced At A Premium To Net Asset Value

Essential Property Realty Trust remains a hold as current valuation offers insufficient margin of safety despite recent credit rating upgrades. EPRT's business model targets higher cap rates from non-investment grade, middle-market tenants, trading off higher risk for AFFO growth outperformance. Valuation using NAVPS and WACC methodology shows EPRT is 6.22% overvalued relative to its current share price, indicating efficient market pricing.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 18, 2026

Dividend Announcements: May 30-June 5, 2026

In this article series, I summarize dividend announcements of the past week. Six stocks in my database announced dividend increases, including one stock I own, and one declared a special dividend. W. R. Berkley stands out with an 11.1% dividend increase, a 50¢ special dividend, and the highest quality score this week. Medtronic offers the most value, trading 9% below fair value, but its dividend growth is modest at 1.4%.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 13, 2026

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Pricing of $400 Million of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its operating partnership, Essential Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), has priced a public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 98.119% of the principal amount and will mature on July 15, 2036. The offering is expected to settle on June 15, 2026, subject to the satisfaction.

Business Wire • Jun 4, 2026

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.32 per Share, an Increase of Approximately 3% Over Prior Quarter

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2026. The second quarter 2026 dividend represents an annualized dividend of $1.28 per share of common stock, an increase of $0.04 per share compared to the previous annualized dividend. The dividend is payable on July 14, 2026, to stockholders of record as.

Business Wire • Jun 1, 2026

Anti-AI Investing: The HALO Moat

I focus on HALO investing: Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence - owning irreplaceable physical assets with durable moats against technological disruption. Top recommendations include American Tower, Brookfield Infrastructure, Prologis, Rexford Industrial, Lineage, Americold, VICI Properties, and Lamar Advertising. AMT, COLD, and VICI currently offer attractive entry points based on discounted multiples, robust dividend yields, and resilient, monopoly-like asset bases.

Seeking Alpha • May 31, 2026

Overlooked High-Yielding Elite Dividend Growth Machines

Most investors think you have to choose between high yield and dividend growth. However, this is not always the case. I detail the five non-negotiable criteria for identifying high-yielding stocks that are also elite dividend growers.

Seeking Alpha • May 26, 2026

Losers Of REIT Earnings Season

Not Every REIT Joined The Rally: Part 2 focuses on laggards and in-line performers - sectors where recovery timelines slipped, results underwhelmed, or elevated rates exposed lingering balance sheet issues. Weakness centered on Farmland, Commercial Mortgage, Lab Space, and Self-Storage REITs, where delayed troughs, credit provisions, book-value pressure, weak rents, and refinancing constraints persisted. Mortgage Stress Hasn't Fully Cleared: Commercial mortgage REITs still faced multifamily bridge-loan and office credit stress, while residential mortgage REITs saw book values pressured by rate volatility and uneven dividend-coverage.

Seeking Alpha • May 14, 2026

Winners Of REIT Earnings Season

REIT earnings results were considerably better than consensus expectations, with 58 REITs - or 59% - raising full-year FFO guidance, well above the typical Q1 raise rate of 40-45%. REITs have extended their year-to-date outperformance despite the recent jump in interest rates, as better earnings results and improving property-level trends helped offset renewed macro pressure. Upside standouts included Hotel, Senior Housing, Data Center, Billboard, Cold Storage, Net Lease, and Retail REITs. Residential REITs saw improving rent growth trends as supply growth finally eases.

Seeking Alpha • May 13, 2026

Essential Properties Realty Trust Q1 Earnings: Letting Fundamentals Catch Up To The Valuation

EPRT has delivered sector-leading growth, with Q1 revenue up 23% and AFFO per share up 11%. EPRT's aggressive external growth, funded by equity issuance, has led to a low leverage ratio but limits near-term share price upside. Trading at 15.8x AFFO, EPRT's premium valuation reflects past outperformance, but future upside appears constrained as growth tailwinds fade.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 24, 2026

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Apr 24, 2026