Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC Makes New Investment in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,032 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $223,000.

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

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE EPR traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $52.78. 435,220 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 607,748. EPR Properties has a 1 year low of $39.87 and a 1 year high of $54.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 7.81, a current ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $50.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.99.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $155.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. EPR Properties's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total transaction of $210,678.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total value of $129,975.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares in the company, valued at $795,395.01. The trade was a 14.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their price target on EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group boosted their price target on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given 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, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $54.43.

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.