How to buy Empire State Realty Trust stock

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc is a reit—diversified business based in the US. Empire State Realty Trust shares (ESRT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Empire State Realty Trust employs 831 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$694.2 million.

How to buy shares in Empire State Realty Trust

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Empire State Realty Trust. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ESRT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Empire State Realty Trust reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Empire State Realty Trust, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Empire State Realty Trust. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Empire State Realty Trust share price

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Empire State Realty Trust shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

52-week range	USD$5.75 - USD$14.91
50-day moving average	USD$6.3563
200-day moving average	USD$7.0275
Wall St. target price	USD$8.75
PE ratio	46.0714
Dividend yield	USD$0.42 (6.47%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.136

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Is Empire State Realty Trust under- or over-valued?

Valuing Empire State Realty Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Empire State Realty Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Empire State Realty Trust's P/E ratio

Empire State Realty Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 46x. In other words, Empire State Realty Trust shares trade at around 46x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Empire State Realty Trust's PEG ratio

Empire State Realty Trust's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.1767. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Empire State Realty Trust's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Empire State Realty Trust's EBITDA

Empire State Realty Trust's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$291 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Empire State Realty Trust's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Empire State Realty Trust financials

Revenue TTM	USD$694.2 million
Operating margin TTM	18.12%
Gross profit TTM	USD$393 million
Return on assets TTM	1.81%
Return on equity TTM	2.39%
Profit margin	4%
Book value	$6.232
Market capitalisation	USD$1.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Empire State Realty Trust shares

There are currently 14.4 million Empire State Realty Trust shares held short by investors – that's known as Empire State Realty Trust's "short interest". This figure is 0.6% up from 14.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Empire State Realty Trust shares can be evaluated.

Empire State Realty Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Empire State Realty Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Empire State Realty Trust shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Empire State Realty Trust shares traded daily (recently around 2.6 million). Empire State Realty Trust's SIR currently stands at 5.51. In other words for every 100,000 Empire State Realty Trust shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5510 shares are currently held short.

However Empire State Realty Trust's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Empire State Realty Trust shares, or, against the total number of tradable Empire State Realty Trust shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Empire State Realty Trust's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Empire State Realty Trust shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.1473% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Empire State Realty Trust shares, roughly 147 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Empire State Realty Trust.

Find out more about how you can short Empire State Realty Trust stock.

Empire State Realty Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 210% of net profits

Recently Empire State Realty Trust has paid out, on average, around 210% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.47% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Empire State Realty Trust shareholders could enjoy a 6.47% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Empire State Realty Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $0.42 per share.

Empire State Realty Trust's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Empire State Realty Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 30 June 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 18 June 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Empire State Realty Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Empire State Realty Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.75 up to $14.91. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Empire State Realty Trust's is 0.6817. This would suggest that Empire State Realty Trust's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Empire State Realty Trust overview

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the world's most famous building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of June 30, 2020, consisting of 9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York; and approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Empire State Realty Trust is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.069% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by insiders and 99.427% by institutions.

• How many people work for Empire State Realty Trust?

  Latest data suggests 831 work at Empire State Realty Trust.

• When does the fiscal year end for Empire State Realty Trust?

  Empire State Realty Trust's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Empire State Realty Trust based?

  Empire State Realty Trust's address is: 111 West 33rd Street, New York, NY, United States, 10120

• What is Empire State Realty Trust's ISIN number?

  Empire State Realty Trust's international securities identification number is: US2921041065

• What is Empire State Realty Trust's CUSIP number?

  Empire State Realty Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 292104106