Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Purchases Shares of 108,055 EPR Properties $EPR

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 108,055 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $6,268,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in EPR Properties during the third quarter worth $26,000. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in EPR Properties during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in EPR Properties by 356.7% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 580 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 134.1% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 653 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 374 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $60,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 13,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $792,780. The trade was a 7.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Elizabeth Grace sold 4,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.57, for a total value of $254,394.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 22,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,358,403.39. This represents a 15.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 13,892 shares of company stock worth $844,113. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EPR. UBS Group set a $70.00 price objective on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. KeyCorp upgraded EPR Properties from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised EPR Properties from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.45.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

EPR opened at $59.40 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.89. EPR Properties has a 52-week low of $48.10 and a 52-week high of $64.97. The company has a market cap of $4.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.10, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 9.51, a current ratio of 9.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.05. EPR Properties had a net margin of 35.45% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The business had revenue of $196.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $158.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.410-5.570 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 5.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is 119.61%.

About EPR Properties

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.