EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $48.28.

EPR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Raymond James upgraded shares of EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $54.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $42.50 to $47.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $47.00 price target (up previously from $45.00) on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th.

EPR Properties Stock Down 2.2 %

EPR opened at $47.78 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 23.54 and a beta of 1.75. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.96. The company has a quick ratio of 11.12, a current ratio of 11.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. EPR Properties has a 52 week low of $39.65 and a 52 week high of $50.26.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a oct 24 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a $0.285 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 6.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 31st. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is currently 168.47%.

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total value of $46,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 42,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,964,660. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other EPR Properties news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total value of $46,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 42,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,964,660. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 592 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.82, for a total value of $25,941.44. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 5,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $253,279.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of EPR Properties

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPR. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 290.3% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,691,029 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $81,930,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,791 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in EPR Properties by 68.0% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 857 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in EPR Properties by 0.8% during the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 252,904 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,736,000 after buying an additional 1,884 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, BTC Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the 1st quarter worth approximately $310,000. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

EPR Properties Company Profile

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the leading diversified experiential net lease real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in select enduring experiential properties in the real estate industry. We focus on real estate venues that create value by facilitating out of home leisure and recreation experiences where consumers choose to spend their discretionary time and money.