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

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.3750.

PSTL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Postal Realty Trust from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Postal Realty Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PSTL. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 47.2% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 1,775 shares during the period. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $140,000. Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $197,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 64.5% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 12,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after purchasing an additional 4,915 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PSTL opened at $23.61 on Friday. Postal Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $14.25 and a fifty-two week high of $25.22. The stock has a market cap of $652.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.72 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.34.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $28.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.27 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.63% and a net margin of 16.42%.Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.410-1.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 181.48%.

Postal Realty Trust Company Profile

Postal Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE:PSTL) is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing properties leased to the United States Postal Service. Its portfolio is primarily composed of single-tenant postal facilities, including post offices, processing and distribution centers, carrier annexes and other properties used in postal operations.

The company generally leases its properties to the USPS under long-term arrangements and seeks to generate rental income through the ownership and management of these specialized real estate assets.