Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Purchases 10,160 Shares of EPR Properties $EPR

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 63.1%, acquiring an additional 10,160 shares, bringing their total holdings to 26,269 shares worth approximately $1.56 million.
• EPR Properties reported a missed earnings estimate with $1.24 EPS for the last quarter, slightly below the expected $1.25, while its revenue fell short at $150.35 million against forecasts of $176.50 million.
• The company declared a monthly dividend of $0.295 per share, which has a 6.2% yield for investors, with a payout ratio of 174.38%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 63.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,269 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 10,160 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in EPR Properties in the fourth quarter valued at $4,412,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 8,634.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 98,433 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $5,179,000 after purchasing an additional 97,306 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 17.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,548 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in EPR Properties in the first quarter valued at $378,000. Finally, Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 2.8% in the first quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,984 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Stock Down 0.2%

EPR Properties stock opened at $57.36 on Tuesday. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $41.75 and a fifty-two week high of $61.24. The stock has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a PE ratio of 28.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 1.32. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $55.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $54.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a current ratio of 7.77.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.25 by ($0.01). EPR Properties had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $150.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $176.50 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. Research analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.2%. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 174.38%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on EPR shares. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of EPR Properties from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp downgraded shares of EPR Properties from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $59.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EPR Properties news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.35, for a total value of $400,125.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 88,877 shares in the company, valued at $4,741,587.95. The trade was a 7.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company 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.

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