EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Shares Purchased by Nebula Research & Development LLC

Nebula Research & Development LLC grew its stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 100.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,266 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 14,674 shares during the period. Nebula Research & Development LLC's holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,296,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 transaction of $129,975.00. Following 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total transaction of $161,928.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25 % 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. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

EPR Properties Stock Up 0.6 %

EPR traded up $0.31 on Friday, reaching $49.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 152,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 606,987. The company has a quick ratio of 7.81, a current ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $39.87 and a fifty-two week high of $54.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $50.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.44. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.62 and a beta of 1.30.

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

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

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

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.