EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Receives $51.00 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $51.00.

EPR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price 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 upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Truist Financial raised 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the business’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 approximately $795,395.01. The trade was a 14.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were 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. This represents a 32.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581. 2.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EPR Properties

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in EPR Properties by 9.8% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,379 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in EPR Properties by 56.5% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 24,714 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,212,000 after purchasing an additional 8,922 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 157.8% in the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 13,238 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $649,000 after purchasing an additional 8,103 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of EPR Properties by 14.6% during the 3rd 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 period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 11.1% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 12,146 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $596,000 after buying an additional 1,218 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPR opened at $47.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion, a PE ratio of 20.42 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 7.81, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $39.66 and a 1-year high of $54.25. The business’s 50 day moving average is $49.96 and its 200-day moving average is $47.33.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $149.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. Sell-side analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.295 dividend. This is an increase from EPR Properties’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.50%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio 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.