EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) CAO Tonya Mater Sells 2,000 Shares

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EPR Properties (NYSE:EPRGet Free Report) CAO Tonya Mater sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.00, for a total transaction of $112,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 58,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,273,704. This trade represents a 3.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

EPR Properties Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:EPR traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $56.39. 1,342,495 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 904,979. EPR Properties has a one year low of $48.10 and a one year high of $62.08. The company has a quick ratio of 8.81, a current ratio of 8.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The business’s 50 day moving average is $55.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 17.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.01.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPRGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.01. EPR Properties had a net margin of 38.27% and a return on equity of 11.81%. The company had revenue of $182.95 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $181.76 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share. EPR Properties’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.480 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is an increase from EPR Properties’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio is presently 113.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EPR Properties

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 1.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,009,669 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $234,760,000 after purchasing an additional 66,562 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $82,823,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,584,394 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $79,077,000 after purchasing an additional 26,590 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 84.8% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,564,309 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $90,746,000 after purchasing an additional 717,734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 29.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,544,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $88,693,000 after purchasing an additional 348,908 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EPR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial cut shares of EPR Properties from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $62.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $65.50 price objective on EPR Properties in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on EPR Properties from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $59.50.

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EPR Properties Company Profile

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EPR Properties is a real estate investment trust that specializes in experiential properties across the United States, Canada and select international markets. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company targets properties in the entertainment, recreation and education sectors. Its portfolio includes movie theaters, ski resorts, family entertainment centers, charter schools and other venues that benefit from consumer-driven experiences.

The trust employs long-term, triple-net lease agreements, where tenants are responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance.

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