Jackson Square Capital LLC Makes New Investment in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Jackson Square Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,848 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EPR. Sound Stewardship LLC boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. Sound Stewardship LLC now owns 5,626 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 757 shares in the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at about $226,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 14.4% during the first quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 24,053 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 3,031 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the first quarter valued at approximately $740,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in EPR Properties by 66.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:EPR traded up $0.32 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $56.63. 613,265 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 620,869. EPR Properties has a 52-week low of $40.04 and a 52-week high of $57.72. The company has a current ratio of 7.81, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The business's fifty day moving average is $52.14 and its 200-day moving average is $49.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.52 and a beta of 1.27.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. EPR Properties's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a yield of 6.3%. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio is 217.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.