GAMMA Investing LLC Raises Stock Holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 8,634.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 98,433 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 97,306 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC owned approximately 0.13% of EPR Properties worth $5,179,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EPR. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in EPR Properties in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $352,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of EPR Properties by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,380,301 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $61,120,000 after buying an additional 30,401 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 1.8% during 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 acquiring an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in EPR Properties by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 685,542 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,356,000 after acquiring an additional 12,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in EPR Properties in the fourth quarter valued at $13,145,000. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EPR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 target price on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Monday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $54.57.

Insider Activity

In other EPR Properties news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total value of $161,928.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total transaction of $129,975.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at $795,395.01. This trade represents a 14.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.6%

EPR stock traded up $0.33 during trading on Thursday, reaching $57.49. The company had a trading volume of 729,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 619,880. 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 52 week low of $40.04 and a 52 week high of $57.72. The business has a 50 day moving average of $51.38 and a 200 day moving average of $48.98. The company has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.89 and a beta of 1.27.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $146.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.12 EPS. As a group, sell-side 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 jun 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio 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.