Natixis Purchases 5,080 Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Natixis increased its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 36.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 18,938 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,080 shares during the period. Natixis’ holdings in EPR Properties were worth $839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in EPR Properties in the 4th quarter worth $352,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of EPR Properties by 35.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 673,117 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,010,000 after purchasing an additional 177,061 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in EPR Properties by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,380,301 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,120,000 after purchasing an additional 30,401 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in EPR Properties by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,739 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $608,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 146,032 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,466,000 after purchasing an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EPR shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EPR Properties presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total value of $210,678.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,216 shares in the company, valued at approximately $443,828.32. This represents a 32.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total value of $129,975.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 15,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,395.01. The trade was a 14.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581. 2.31% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

EPR Properties Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:EPR opened at $49.30 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34 and a beta of 1.30. EPR Properties has a 12 month low of $39.87 and a 12 month high of $54.25. The company has a current ratio of 7.81, a quick ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $50.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.38.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $149.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. EPR Properties had a return on equity of 8.22% and a net margin of 28.87%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 221.25%.

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.