7,183 Shares in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Purchased by RFG Advisory LLC

RFG Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 7,183 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $378,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EPR. BTC Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in EPR Properties by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,071 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in EPR Properties by 17.8% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,548 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $397,000 after buying an additional 1,141 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in EPR Properties by 8,634.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 98,433 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $5,179,000 after buying an additional 97,306 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in EPR Properties by 461.2% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 8,721 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 7,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in EPR Properties by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,271 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $676,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EPR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $58.00 target price on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note 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 given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $54.57.

Insider Activity

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

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPR traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $57.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 605,487 shares, compared to its average volume of 618,922. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $40.04 and a 1-year high of $57.72. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $51.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a current ratio of 7.81. The firm has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.73 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. The business had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a may 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

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.