EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on EPR. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $58.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised EPR Properties from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $54.00 to $56.00 in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.36.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPR opened at $58.53 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.83, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.32. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $61.24. The company has a current ratio of 7.77, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $55.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.73.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last announced 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). The company had revenue of $150.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.50 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The business’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. Equities analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.35, for a total transaction of $400,125.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 88,877 shares in the company, valued at $4,741,587.95. The trade was a 7.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,249,950 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of EPR Properties

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 235.6% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 537 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in EPR Properties in the second quarter worth about $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in EPR Properties by 231.7% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 743 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in EPR Properties by 88.9% in the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 850 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 201.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 938 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 627 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About EPR Properties

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.