EPR Properties $EPR Shares Bought by Legal & General Group Plc

Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 506,548 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,254 shares during the quarter. Legal & General Group Plc’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $29,511,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EPR. Choreo LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 22.4% in the 1st quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 6,076 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in EPR Properties by 12.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 20,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 2,238 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in EPR Properties by 7.1% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 12,642 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $665,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% in the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 44,772 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,355,000 after buying an additional 2,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the 1st quarter worth $246,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EPR opened at $52.38 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 7.77 and a quick ratio of 7.77. The company has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 22.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.23. EPR Properties has a 12 month low of $41.75 and a 12 month high of $61.24.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $182.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.78 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.01% and a return on equity of 8.59%. EPR Properties’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.30 earnings per share. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.050-5.130 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 154.59%.

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.21, for a total value of $369,075.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 73,877 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,635,487.17. This represents a 9.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 22,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,205,100 over the last ninety days. 2.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on EPR. KeyCorp lowered shares of EPR Properties from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. UBS Group cut their price objective on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, EPR Properties presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.36.

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.