Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $20.4375.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Zacks Research downgraded Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $20.00 price target on Postal Realty Trust and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th.

Postal Realty Trust Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE:PSTL opened at $19.61 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $538.80 million, a P/E ratio of 42.64 and a beta of 0.74. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.09. Postal Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $12.26 and a 12-month high of $21.13.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $26.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.64 million. Postal Realty Trust had a net margin of 14.77% and a return on equity of 4.20%. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.41 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Postal Realty Trust will post 0.84 EPS for the current year.

Postal Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.245 dividend. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. This is a boost from Postal Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 213.04%.

Institutional Trading of Postal Realty Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PSTL. Comerica Bank boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 151.0% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 2,579 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 6.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 844 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 313.7% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 378,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,405,000 after purchasing an additional 287,027 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 5.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 99,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,416,000 after purchasing an additional 4,759 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 234.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 61,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after purchasing an additional 43,111 shares in the last quarter. 57.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.