Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 5.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,109 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $848,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 32,851 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in EPR Properties by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,071 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in EPR Properties by 2.8% in the first quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,984 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $578,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the period. Finally, Xponance Inc. grew its position in EPR Properties by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,373 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on EPR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $58.00 price objective on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Monday, May 19th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of EPR Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on EPR Properties from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.37, for a total value of $437,775.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 103,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,063,300.49. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of EPR Properties stock opened at $59.04 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $54.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 8.28 and a quick ratio of 8.28. The company has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 1.27. EPR Properties has a fifty-two week low of $41.22 and a fifty-two week high of $59.31.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 21.13%. EPR Properties’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 EPS. Analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a jun 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

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.