Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC Invests $223,000 in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,032 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $223,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter worth $352,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,380,301 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,120,000 after purchasing an additional 30,401 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,739 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 685,542 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,356,000 after purchasing an additional 12,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 146,032 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,466,000 after purchasing an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

NYSE:EPR opened at $54.18 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 7.81, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $50.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.76. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.87 and a twelve month high of $54.25. The company has a market capitalization of $4.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.46 and a beta of 1.26.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $146.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.46 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a may 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 217.18%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total transaction of $129,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares in the company, valued at $795,395.01. The trade was a 14.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total transaction of $161,928.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at $2,430,321.30. This represents a 6.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581 over the last ninety days. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EPR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of EPR Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $52.00.

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.