Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.16 EPS

Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.16), Yahoo Finance reports. Empire State Realty Trust had a return on equity of 2.57% and a net margin of 5.89%. The business had revenue of $199.60 million for the quarter. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.25 earnings per share. Empire State Realty Trust updated its FY 2024 guidance to 0.920-0.940 EPS.

Empire State Realty Trust Stock Down 2.5 %

Shares of ESRT stock opened at $10.90 on Thursday. Empire State Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $7.34 and a 1 year high of $11.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.33 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 3.24, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.03.

Empire State Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.035 per share. This represents a $0.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. Empire State Realty Trust’s payout ratio is 46.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Empire State Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Empire State Realty Trust from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Empire State Realty Trust from $7.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th.

About Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. The company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building” – includes its Observatory, Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best the #1 attraction in the US for two consecutive years.