Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Receives $20.44 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $20.95.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research lowered Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Truist Financial set a $20.00 price target on Postal Realty Trust and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th.

Institutional Trading of Postal Realty Trust

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,433,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 384.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 248,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,901,000 after acquiring an additional 197,361 shares during the last quarter. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new stake in Postal Realty Trust in the third quarter worth about $590,000. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Postal Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $894,000. Finally, CSM Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 388,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,091,000 after purchasing an additional 146,055 shares during the last quarter. 57.89% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE PSTL opened at $21.24 on Thursday. Postal Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $12.26 and a 1-year high of $21.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.40 and a 200-day moving average of $17.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market cap of $583.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.18 and a beta of 0.74.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $26.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.64 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 14.77%.Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.41 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.245 dividend. This is a boost from Postal Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Postal Realty Trust’s payout ratio is presently 213.04%.

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.