Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC Acquires 8,922 Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 6.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 154,954 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 8,922 shares during the quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC owned about 0.20% of EPR Properties worth $8,152,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at $302,313,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,148,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in EPR Properties by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,085,947 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $48,086,000 after acquiring an additional 334,943 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in EPR Properties during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $13,145,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in 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 valued at $37,414,000 after purchasing an additional 198,019 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

EPR Properties Price Performance

EPR traded down $0.24 on Monday, hitting $56.31. 670,820 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 620,896. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 7.81 and a quick ratio of 7.81. EPR Properties has a 12 month low of $40.04 and a 12 month high of $57.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.18.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The business had revenue of $146.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.12 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a jun 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EPR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. UBS Group boosted their price target on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $54.57.

EPR Properties 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.