Analysts Set EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Price Target at $58.36

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $58.3571.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on EPR Properties from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on EPR Properties from $65.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at EPR Properties

In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.25, for a total value of $391,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,357,114.75. This represents a 10.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in EPR Properties by 1.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,009,669 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $234,760,000 after acquiring an additional 66,562 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in EPR Properties by 42.0% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,870,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $108,975,000 after purchasing an additional 553,209 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 84.8% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,564,309 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $90,746,000 after purchasing an additional 717,734 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in EPR Properties by 29.2% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,544,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $88,693,000 after purchasing an additional 348,908 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of EPR Properties by 2.8% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,293,458 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $75,357,000 after buying an additional 35,792 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of EPR opened at $54.68 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.02. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 23.88, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 7.21, a quick ratio of 7.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $61.24.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.07. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.58% and a net margin of 28.01%.The company had revenue of $182.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.78 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.30 earnings per share. EPR Properties’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.050-5.130 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.5%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is currently 154.59%.

EPR Properties Company Profile

EPR Properties is a real estate investment trust that specializes in experiential properties across the United States, Canada and select international markets. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company targets properties in the entertainment, recreation and education sectors. Its portfolio includes movie theaters, ski resorts, family entertainment centers, charter schools and other venues that benefit from consumer-driven experiences.

The trust employs long-term, triple-net lease agreements, where tenants are responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance.