EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on EPR. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised EPR Properties from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $54.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.36.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of EPR Properties stock opened at $50.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $54.97 and a 200 day moving average of $55.01. EPR Properties has a 12 month low of $41.75 and a 12 month high of $61.24. The firm has a market cap of $3.82 billion, a PE ratio of 21.93, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 7.77, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.07. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.59% and a net margin of 28.01%.The company had revenue of $154.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.78 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.30 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.050-5.130 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.0%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is presently 154.59%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.12, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 81,377 shares in the company, valued at $4,729,631.24. The trade was a 8.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of EPR Properties

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 99.6% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 461 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in EPR Properties by 235.6% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 537 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in EPR Properties by 231.7% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 743 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in EPR Properties by 88.9% in the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 850 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

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.