EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Shares Purchased by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 122.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,947 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 8,792 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $669,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,366,416 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $482,504,000 after acquiring an additional 109,144 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in EPR Properties by 290.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,691,029 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $81,930,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,791 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of EPR Properties by 2.0% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,134,354 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $48,153,000 after buying an additional 21,900 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,061,160 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,414,000 after buying an additional 3,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the 4th quarter worth $42,761,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total transaction of $46,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 42,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,964,660. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other EPR Properties news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total transaction of $46,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 42,710 shares in the company, valued at $1,964,660. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 592 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.82, for a total transaction of $25,941.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5,780 shares in the company, valued at $253,279.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.13% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of EPR Properties stock opened at $48.47 on Wednesday. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.65 and a twelve month high of $49.23. The stock has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.88 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a current ratio of 11.12, a quick ratio of 11.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.84.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.06%. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is currently 168.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EPR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Friday, June 14th. StockNews.com lowered EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded EPR Properties from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $48.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on EPR Properties from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, EPR Properties has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.06.

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.