Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $23.3750.

PSTL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Zacks Research raised Postal Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Postal Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $736,000. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,789,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 34.1% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 93,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,731,000 after buying an additional 23,724 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in Postal Realty Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $285,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 5.0% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 444,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,244,000 after buying an additional 21,125 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Down 0.2%

PSTL opened at $22.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Postal Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $14.25 and a 12 month high of $25.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $626.97 million, a P/E ratio of 42.04 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.65.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.01. Postal Realty Trust had a net margin of 16.42% and a return on equity of 4.63%. The firm had revenue of $28.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $26.27 million. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.410-1.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.245 per share. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 181.48%.

Postal Realty Trust Company Profile

Postal Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages single-tenant commercial properties net-leased primarily to the United States Postal Service and other government agencies. The trust focuses on facilities that support mail processing, distribution and retail operations, targeting assets that offer long-term, inflation-protected lease structures.

The company’s portfolio includes post offices, distribution centers and mail processing facilities located throughout the contiguous United States.