Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Purchases 27,896 Shares of EPR Properties $EPR

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 20.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 163,529 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,896 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $9,527,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in EPR Properties by 15.0% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,541 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,450,000 after purchasing an additional 12,173 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 0.4% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 174,282 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,169,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 66.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,871 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. bought a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the first quarter valued at $325,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 22.5% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 402,075 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $23,425,000 after acquiring an additional 73,929 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.7%

EPR Properties stock opened at $53.44 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 7.77 and a quick ratio of 7.77. EPR Properties has a one year low of $41.75 and a one year high of $61.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a PE ratio of 26.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s fifty day moving average is $55.30 and its 200 day moving average is $54.88.

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

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 174.38%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.12, for a total value of $435,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 81,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,631.24. This trade represents a 8.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 22,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,248,075 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

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.