SG Americas Securities LLC Invests $740,000 in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 14,073 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EPR. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in EPR Properties by 54.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,296 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in EPR Properties during the fourth quarter worth $60,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at $61,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 522 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPR opened at $58.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 8.28 and a current ratio of 8.28. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $52.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.45. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $58.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.75, a P/E/G ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.27.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The firm had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 21.13% and a return on equity of 6.30%. The business's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.12 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a jun 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.3%. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 217.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EPR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $52.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $56.43.

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.

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