EPR Properties (EPR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is a specialty real estate investment trust focused on experiential real estate. The company owns and leases properties designed for entertainment, recreation and leisure activities, including multiplex cinemas, eat-and-play venues, cultural attractions, amusement and water parks, ski resorts, and other destination-based properties.

EPR generally leases its properties to operators under long-term agreements, allowing tenants to manage the underlying businesses while EPR focuses on property ownership, investment and portfolio management. Its real estate is primarily located in the United States, with additional investments in Canada.

The company was founded in 1997 as Entertainment Properties Trust and adopted the EPR Properties name in 2010 to reflect its broader experiential real estate strategy. EPR Properties is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory K. Silvers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.75 to $59.64
• 50-Day Range: $58.71 to $64.40
• 52-Week Range: $48.10 to $64.97
• Volume: 876,232 shs
• Average Volume: 723,048 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.03
• Dividend Yield: 6.29%
• Price Target: $66.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

EPR Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

EPR Properties scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

EPR Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

EPR Properties has a consensus price target of $66.15, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $59.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

EPR Properties has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for EPR Properties are expected to grow by 2.79% in the coming year, from $5.37 to $5.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of EPR Properties is 19.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of EPR Properties is 19.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

EPR Properties has a PEG Ratio of 2.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

EPR Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.82% of the float of EPR Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

EPR Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.68.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in EPR Properties has recently decreased by 4.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

EPR Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

EPR Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of EPR Properties is 119.61%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, EPR Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.39% next year. This indicates that EPR Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

EPR Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for EPR Properties this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for EPR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added EPR Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, EPR Properties insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $844,113.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of EPR Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.66% of the stock of EPR Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EPR
• CIK: 1045450
• Web: www.eprkc.com
• Phone: (816) 472-1700
• Fax: 816-472-5794
• Employees: 54
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for EPR Properties: $66.15
• High Price Target: $70.50
• Low Price Target: $61.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.02
• P/E Growth: 2.27
• Net Income: $274.94 million
• Net Margins: 35.45%
• Pretax Margin: 35.84%
• Return on Equity: 11.34%
• Return on Assets: 4.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.43
• Current Ratio: 9.51
• Quick Ratio: 9.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $718.36 million
• Price / Sales: 6.31
• Cash Flow: $5.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.98
• Book Value: $30.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 76,610,000
• Free Float: 76,586,000
• Market Cap: $4.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01