EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Shares Sold by Guggenheim Capital LLC

Guggenheim Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 88.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,661 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 87,525 shares during the quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in EPR Properties were worth $516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its position in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 32,851 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,455,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,071 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $667,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,117 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $182,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,739 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 44,677 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,977,000 after buying an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.00.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

NYSE:EPR traded up $0.35 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $49.84. The stock had a trading volume of 63,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 607,149. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a current ratio of 7.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60 and a beta of 1.30. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.87 and a twelve month high of $54.25.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $149.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. On average, analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. EPR Properties's payout ratio is 221.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total value of $129,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at $795,395.01. This represents a 14.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total value of $210,678.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581 over the last 90 days. 2.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

EPR Properties Company 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.