Cooper Financial Group Purchases Shares of 3,810 EPR Properties $EPR

Cooper Financial Group purchased a new stake in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,810 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,271 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $676,000 after buying an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 8,634.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 98,433 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,179,000 after buying an additional 97,306 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter worth $378,000. RDA Financial Network lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 3.1% during the first quarter. RDA Financial Network now owns 14,359 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $755,000 after buying an additional 427 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 24.5% during the first quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 40,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,124,000 after buying an additional 7,935 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on EPR. KeyCorp downgraded EPR Properties from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $58.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised EPR Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. UBS Group dropped their target price on EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on EPR Properties from $65.00 to $65.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, EPR Properties currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.36.

EPR Properties Stock Down 0.3%

EPR stock opened at $58.15 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 28.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.20. EPR Properties has a 52 week low of $41.75 and a 52 week high of $61.24. The company has a quick ratio of 7.77, a current ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted 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 analyst estimates of $176.50 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.22 EPS. EPR Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.000-5.160 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.1%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is presently 174.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other EPR Properties news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.12, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 81,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,631.24. The trade was a 8.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,248,075 over the last three months. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.