EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $66.15 According to Analysts

Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $66.15.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EPR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. KeyCorp raised shares of EPR Properties from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group set a $70.00 price target on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Huntington began coverage on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th.

EPR Properties Trading Down 0.0%

EPR Properties stock opened at $55.69 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.14. The company has a quick ratio of 9.51, a current ratio of 9.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. EPR Properties has a 12 month low of $48.10 and a 12 month high of $64.97. The stock has a market cap of $4.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.03.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $196.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $158.13 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 11.34% and a net margin of 35.45%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. EPR Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.410-5.570 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 119.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Elizabeth Grace sold 4,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.57, for a total value of $254,394.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 22,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,358,403.39. The trade was a 15.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Tonya Mater sold 6,692 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.79, for a total transaction of $413,498.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 49,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,038,028.93. This represents a 11.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EPR Properties

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of EPR Properties by 753.2% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 657 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 25.5% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 979 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CX Institutional boosted its position in EPR Properties by 5,555.6% in the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,018 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

About EPR Properties

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is a specialty real estate investment trust focused on experiential properties. The company owns and leases real estate used for activities and destinations that bring people together, including movie theaters, eat-and-play venues, attractions, cultural institutions, ski resorts, and other entertainment-oriented properties.

EPR generally leases its properties to operators under long-term agreements and seeks to generate rental income from diversified experiential real estate.