Stifel Financial Corp Has $1.40 Million Position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 27.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,510 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 6,796 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EPR. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 32,851 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,455,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,071 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $667,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,117 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $182,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in EPR Properties by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,739 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 44,677 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,977,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EPR shares. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $51.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total transaction of $161,928.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 46,827 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total value of $129,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares in the company, valued at $795,395.01. This represents a 14.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581 over the last quarter. 2.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

EPR Properties Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE EPR traded up $1.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $52.92. 615,784 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 608,806. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a current ratio of 7.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of 22.91 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $49.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.53. EPR Properties has a 12-month low of $39.87 and a 12-month high of $54.25.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.05. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. The business had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $155.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a yield of 7.3%. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.