Quantinno Capital Management LP Increases Stock Position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 28.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 162,393 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 36,367 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned about 0.21% of EPR Properties worth $7,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC raised its stake in EPR Properties by 14.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 40,647 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,993,000 after buying an additional 5,184 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in EPR Properties by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,235 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $808,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794 shares during the period. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $473,000. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 146,032 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $6,466,000 after buying an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 89.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,753 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $166,000 after buying an additional 1,767 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EPR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of EPR Properties from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 price target on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $52.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total transaction of $161,928.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the business'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 completion of the sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of EPR traded down $0.47 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $53.58. The stock had a trading volume of 662,083 shares, compared to its average volume of 607,833. The firm has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of 23.19 and a beta of 1.26. EPR Properties has a 1 year low of $39.87 and a 1 year high of $54.25. The stock's 50 day moving average is $50.07 and its 200 day moving average is $47.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 7.81 and a quick ratio of 7.81.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $146.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. 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 announced a may 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

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.