EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR – Get Rating) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $51.21.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James decreased their price target on EPR Properties from $48.00 to $45.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $57.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Friday, December 16th. StockNews.com cut shares of EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of EPR Properties from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 16th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in EPR Properties by 102.4% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 200,340 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,130,000 after acquiring an additional 101,351 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in EPR Properties during the second quarter valued at approximately $360,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in EPR Properties by 146.1% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 32,935 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,546,000 after acquiring an additional 19,552 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. grew its position in EPR Properties by 107.9% during the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 32,184 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,510,000 after acquiring an additional 16,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its position in EPR Properties by 329.1% during the second quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,373 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. 77.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of EPR opened at $41.37 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $39.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.36. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $34.58 and a twelve month high of $56.38. The stock has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 7.42, a current ratio of 7.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 30th. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is currently 160.98%.

EPR Properties Company Profile

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EPR Properties operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the development, finance and leasing of theaters, entertainment retail and family entertainment centers. It operates through the following segments: Experiential, Education, and Corporate/Unallocated. The Experiential segment includes investments in megaplex theaters, entertainment retail centers, family entertainment centers and other retail parcels.