Voya Investment Management LLC Grows Stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 629.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 70,887 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 61,167 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.09% of EPR Properties worth $3,139,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% in the fourth 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 during the period. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in EPR Properties by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,071 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,117 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $182,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $608,000 after buying an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its position 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In other news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total value of $161,928.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,430,321.30. This represents a 6.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total transaction of $210,678.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.7 %

EPR stock traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.56. 358,113 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 605,757. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.87 and a beta of 1.26. EPR Properties has a 52-week low of $39.87 and a 52-week high of $54.25. The business has a 50 day moving average of $50.09 and a 200-day moving average of $47.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a current ratio of 7.81.

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

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

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

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.