Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Raises Position in Postal Realty Trust, Inc. $PSTL

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) by 352.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,478 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 71,259 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC owned about 0.33% of Postal Realty Trust worth $1,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Postal Realty Trust during the 1st quarter worth about $54,000. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in Postal Realty Trust by 1,156.7% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 3,470 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Postal Realty Trust by 360.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing 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% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 1,595 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research cut shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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, 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 research report on Friday, April 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Postal Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.38.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Postal Realty Trust stock opened at $25.03 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $691.27 million, a P/E ratio of 49.08 and a beta of 0.79. Postal Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $13.59 and a 52 week high of $25.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $22.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.83.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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. Research analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust, Inc. will post 1.22 EPS 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.245 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 payout ratio is 192.16%.

Postal Realty Trust 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.