EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $57.29.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 target price on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Monday, May 19th. UBS Group upped their target price on EPR Properties from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $52.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, June 20th.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.37, for a total transaction of $437,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 103,877 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,063,300.49. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EPR Properties

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPR. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new position in EPR Properties in the second quarter valued at about $877,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in EPR Properties by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,541 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $5,450,000 after acquiring an additional 12,173 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in EPR Properties by 86.8% in the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 11,523 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $671,000 after acquiring an additional 5,353 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group purchased a new stake in EPR Properties in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $222,000. Finally, Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the 2nd quarter valued at $233,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Stock Up 0.6%

EPR stock traded up $0.36 on Friday, reaching $58.78. 1,027,725 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 635,285. EPR Properties has a one year low of $41.75 and a one year high of $61.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 8.28 and a quick ratio of 8.28. The company has a market cap of $4.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.76.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 21.13%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a jul 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 217.18%.

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.