Axa S.A. Buys 6,957 Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

AXA S.A. grew its holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 23.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,704 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 6,957 shares during the period. AXA S.A.'s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,625,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EPR. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in EPR Properties in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 36.6% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in EPR Properties by 54.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,296 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the fourth quarter valued at about $60,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in EPR Properties by 51.8% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on EPR shares. StockNews.com raised EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, EPR Properties has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $52.00.

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:EPR traded down $0.37 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $51.99. The stock had a trading volume of 146,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 608,648. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $39.87 and a fifty-two week high of $54.25. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $49.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.62. The company has a quick ratio of 7.81, a current ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.51 and a beta of 1.26.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. The company had revenue of $146.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. EPR Properties's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 217.18%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total value of $161,928.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total transaction of $210,678.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 8,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties 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.