RFG Advisory LLC Takes $378,000 Position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

RFG Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,183 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $378,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPR. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in EPR Properties by 54.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,296 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at about $60,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of EPR Properties by 51.8% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the period. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EPR. UBS Group lifted their price objective on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Raymond James reissued a "strong-buy" rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 price objective on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $54.57.

Insider Activity

In other 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 owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at $2,430,321.30. This trade represents a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of EPR Properties 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 15,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at $795,395.01. This represents a 14.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

NYSE EPR opened at $56.67 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $50.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.72. The stock has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 24.53 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a current ratio of 7.81. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $39.87 and a fifty-two week high of $56.69.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.12 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect 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 paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

About EPR Properties

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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