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

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.7083.

PSTL has been the topic of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised Postal Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Up 2.3%

NYSE:PSTL opened at $22.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $624.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.30 and a beta of 0.79. Postal Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $13.59 and a 1-year high of $24.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.87.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.53% and a net margin of 15.84%.The firm had revenue of $26.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.43 million. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.245 dividend. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 192.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth about $54,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 1,156.7% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 3,470 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 360.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 3,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 73.7% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 1,595 shares in the last quarter. 57.89% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.