Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $20.4375.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research downgraded 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 objective on Postal Realty Trust and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of PSTL stock opened at $18.07 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $496.44 million, a PE ratio of 39.29 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. 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 quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.18). Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 14.77%.The business had revenue of $26.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.64 million. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.41 EPS. Analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.245 per share. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. This is an increase 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 is currently 213.04%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Postal Realty Trust

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 580,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,373,000 after purchasing an additional 11,230 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its position in Postal Realty Trust by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 513,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,286,000 after buying an additional 17,198 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 470,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,598,000 after buying an additional 82,545 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 1,041.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 450,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,268,000 after buying an additional 410,871 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Postal Realty Trust by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 423,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,828,000 after acquiring an additional 98,980 shares during the period. 57.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Postal Realty Trust

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.