APG Asset Management US Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 152,729 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $7,994,000. APG Asset Management US Inc. owned 0.20% of EPR Properties as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 3,816.2% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,874,975 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $98,642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,827,098 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,257,666 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $66,166,000 after acquiring an additional 128,568 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,092,032 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $57,452,000 after acquiring an additional 6,085 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 864,484 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $38,279,000 after buying an additional 58,106 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 844,940 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,414,000 after buying an additional 198,019 shares during the period. 74.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at EPR Properties
In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.94, for a total value of $412,050.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 96,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,294,952.38. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.
EPR Properties Stock Performance
Shares of EPR Properties stock traded down $0.81 during trading on Thursday, reaching $54.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 279,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 769,136. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a current ratio of 7.77. The business's fifty day moving average price is $56.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.26. The firm has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.33. EPR Properties has a one year low of $41.75 and a one year high of $61.24.
EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 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 the consensus estimate of $176.50 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 670.0%. EPR Properties's payout ratio is presently 174.38%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have recently commented on EPR. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on EPR Properties from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group decreased their target price on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut EPR Properties from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $57.07.
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About EPR Properties
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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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