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

Key Points

• Brokerages have given EPR Properties a consensus recommendation of "Hold", with one analyst rating it sell, five as hold, two as buy, and one as strong buy.
• The firm recently announced a dividend of $0.295 per share, set to be paid on September 15th, representing a yield of 652.0%.
• EPR Properties reported a quarterly earnings miss with $1.24 earnings per share, below the consensus estimate of $1.25, and revenue of $150.35 million against an estimate of $176.50 million.

Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the nine research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $57.0714.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of EPR Properties from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of 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, Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of EPR Properties from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, August 4th.

EPR Properties Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE EPR opened at $53.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 7.77 and a quick ratio of 7.77. The company has a market cap of $4.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.21, a PEG ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 1.32. EPR Properties has a 1 year low of $41.75 and a 1 year high of $61.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.56.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.25 by ($0.01). EPR Properties had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The company had revenue of $150.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS. The business's revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a yield of 652.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 174.38%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.35, for a total transaction of $400,125.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 88,877 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,741,587.95. This trade represents a 7.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,249,950 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EPR Properties

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 0.4% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 174,282 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $9,169,000 after buying an additional 699 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 66.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new position in EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 7.1% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 12,642 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $665,000 after buying an additional 836 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 19.9% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 14,408 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $758,000 after buying an additional 2,389 shares during the period. 74.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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