Amundi Acquires 2,604 Shares of EPR Properties $EPR

Amundi boosted its holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 6.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 44,692 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,604 shares during the quarter. Amundi owned about 0.06% of EPR Properties worth $2,182,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 7.4% in the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,880 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at approximately $282,000. Ieq Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 242.6% during the first quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 26,876 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 19,032 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at approximately $3,783,000. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $58.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on EPR Properties from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $58.42.

EPR Properties Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE EPR opened at $56.64 on Friday. EPR Properties has a one year low of $41.75 and a one year high of $61.24. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $55.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 27.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 1.32.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by ($0.01). EPR Properties had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The firm had revenue of $150.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $176.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.22 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a yield of 652.0%. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio is 174.38%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.35, for a total transaction of $400,125.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 88,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,741,587.95. This represents a 7.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,249,950. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

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.