Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Stock Has Average Price Target of $25.38 According to Brokerages

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $25.38.

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

Institutional Trading of Postal Realty Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 5.0% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 444,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,244,000 after acquiring an additional 21,125 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 11.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 344,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,396,000 after buying an additional 36,261 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 0.6% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 218,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,059,000 after buying an additional 1,364 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 206,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,334,000 after acquiring an additional 8,682 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Postal Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,789,000. Institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of PSTL stock opened at $22.72 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.70. 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 1 year low of $14.25 and a 1 year high of $25.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $627.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.07 and a beta of 0.79.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations 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, analysts anticipate that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Postal Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.2450 dividend. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. Postal Realty Trust’s payout ratio is 181.48%.

About Postal Realty Trust

Postal Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust focused on owning and managing properties leased primarily to the United States Postal Service. Its portfolio supports postal operations through facilities such as post offices, processing and distribution locations, carrier annexes and other properties used for mail delivery and administrative activities.

The company generally invests in properties subject to long-term, largely net leases, under which tenants are responsible for many property-level expenses.