Aberdeen Group plc Purchases 341,668 Shares of EPR Properties $EPR

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Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 1,361.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 366,765 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 341,668 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.48% of EPR Properties worth $19,136,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 235.6% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 537 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 88.9% in the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 850 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 53.0% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,135 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 393 shares during the period. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Finally, SSA Swiss Advisors AG acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the first quarter worth about $87,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.94, for a total value of $412,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 96,377 shares in the company, valued at $5,294,952.38. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.31% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on EPR shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of EPR Properties from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. 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 report on Friday, August 15th. KeyCorp cut shares of EPR Properties from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut 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 report on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, EPR Properties currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $56.93.

EPR Properties Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE EPR traded up $0.2450 during trading on Friday, reaching $53.9950. The company's stock had a trading volume of 768,717 shares, compared to its average volume of 983,488. The company has a current ratio of 7.77, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 26.60, a PEG ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.33. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $56.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $53.16. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $61.24.

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

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a yield of 670.0%. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 174.38%.

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.