15,054 Shares in EPR Properties $EPR Bought by Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC bought a new position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 15,054 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $877,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in EPR Properties by 235.6% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 537 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of EPR Properties by 53.0% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,135 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the period. Finally, Elequin Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the first quarter valued at about $61,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Gregory E. Zimmerman sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.12, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 81,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,729,631.24. The trade was a 8.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 22,500 shares of company stock worth $1,248,075 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.31% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of EPR opened at $55.14 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $55.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.16, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 7.77, a quick ratio of 7.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $61.24.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $150.35 million for 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 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 firm posted $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 year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors 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 6.4%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is presently 174.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on EPR shares. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 15th. KeyCorp cut shares of EPR Properties from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of EPR Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $58.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.36.

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.