17,974 Shares in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Bought by Summit Trail Advisors LLC

Summit Trail Advisors LLC bought a new position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 17,974 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $951,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in EPR Properties in the 4th quarter worth approximately $302,313,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in EPR Properties by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,380,301 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $61,120,000 after purchasing an additional 30,401 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in EPR Properties by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,145,267 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $50,712,000 after purchasing an additional 60,953 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management raised its position in EPR Properties by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,129,098 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $49,996,000 after buying an additional 123,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in EPR Properties by 44.6% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,085,947 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $48,086,000 after buying an additional 334,943 shares during the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have 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 stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $52.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Raymond James Financial reissued a "strong-buy" rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, EPR Properties has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $56.43.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPR traded up $0.45 during trading on Friday, hitting $59.47. 645,759 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 632,433. The company has a quick ratio of 8.28, a current ratio of 8.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The company has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.48, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $54.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.47. EPR Properties has a 52-week low of $41.38 and a 52-week high of $59.60.

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, beating 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 quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.37, for a total value of $437,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 103,877 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,063,300.49. The trade was a 6.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

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.