Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc Stock News

Net-lease REITs remain resilient amid economic uncertainty, with stable interest rates supporting increased investment activity and positive guidance across the sector. Monetary policy (interest rates), not fiscal policy (tariffs), is the key driver for net-lease REIT performance, supporting a bullish outlook for the sector. Investment spread and total return analysis highlight VICI, First Indu...

U.S. equity markets notched another series of record highs this week, surging into the weekend after surprisingly dovish commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Powell, who hinted at imminent rate cuts. Powell used his final Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair to deliver a clear policy pivot, an unexpected reversal after months of insistence that tariff-related inflation warranted a hawkish framewor...

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its operating partnership, Essential Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), has priced a public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400% Senior Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 98.317% of the principal amount and will matu...

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I compare Realty Income and Essential Properties Realty Trust, two net lease REITs, to determine which offers better long-term value. Realty Income is renowned for income and safety, but its recent returns lag behind both EPRT and the broader real estate index. EPRT, a smaller net lease REIT, has delivered superior total returns over the past five years, prompting a closer look at its advantages.

U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record-highs this week as investors cheered upbeat corporate earnings results and several major trade deals ahead of a frenetic week of potentially narrative-shifting catalysts. Months of tariff bemoaning and general pessimism have surrendered of late to some mid-summer optimism, but a barrage of obstacles loom, including a Fed that is ever-eager to play spo...

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants A. Joseph Peil - Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer Mark E.