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

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight ratings firms that are currently 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 twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $23.3750.

PSTL has been the subject of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Postal Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 73.7% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 1,156.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 3,470 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Postal Realty Trust in the first quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 360.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 3,038 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Up 0.6%

PSTL opened at $25.03 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.83. Postal Realty Trust has a 52 week low of $13.59 and a 52 week high of $25.18. The company has a market capitalization of $691.27 million, a PE ratio of 49.08 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. Postal Realty Trust had a net margin of 15.84% and a return on equity of 4.53%. The business had revenue of $26.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.43 million. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. Analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 192.16%.

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.