Vanguard Group Inc. Has $582.16 Million Stock Holdings in EPR Properties $EPR

Vanguard Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 1.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,065,516 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 182,542 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 14.55% of EPR Properties worth $582,157,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of EPR Properties by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 844,940 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $37,414,000 after purchasing an additional 198,019 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in EPR Properties by 102.3% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 328,146 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $17,264,000 after buying an additional 165,904 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its position in EPR Properties by 11.4% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,257,666 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $66,166,000 after acquiring an additional 128,568 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in EPR Properties by 259.0% in the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 167,381 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $8,827,000 after buying an additional 120,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in EPR Properties during the 4th quarter valued at $4,827,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.94, for a total transaction of $412,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 96,377 shares in the company, valued at $5,294,952.38. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.3%

EPR stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $52.74. The stock had a trading volume of 257,575 shares, compared to its average volume of 760,198. EPR Properties has a 12-month low of $41.75 and a 12-month high of $61.24. The company's 50-day moving average price is $57.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.96. The firm has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a PE ratio of 25.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 7.77 and a quick ratio of 7.77.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.25 by ($0.01). EPR Properties had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The business had revenue of $150.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $176.50 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.22 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 670.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 174.38%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered EPR Properties from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. UBS Group cut their price objective on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $56.93.

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.