Sei Investments Co. Has $6.41 Million Holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Sei Investments Co. lessened its stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 144,645 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 7,108 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.19% of EPR Properties worth $6,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPR. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of EPR Properties in the 4th quarter valued at about $352,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 35.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 673,117 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,010,000 after buying an additional 177,061 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in EPR Properties by 2.3% in the fourth 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 acquiring an additional 30,401 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased 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 worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of EPR Properties by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 146,032 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,466,000 after acquiring an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EPR. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Truist Financial upped their price target on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. 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 report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.99, for a total transaction of $129,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,299 shares in the company, valued at $795,395.01. This represents a 14.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total transaction of $161,928.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at $2,430,321.30. This represents a 6.25 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.13% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of EPR Properties stock traded down $2.01 on Friday, hitting $46.81. The stock had a trading volume of 2,000,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 601,441. The stock has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.26 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a quick ratio of 7.81, a current ratio of 7.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.66 and a twelve month high of $54.25. The business's 50 day moving average is $50.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.48.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $149.12 million for 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%. Analysts forecast that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

EPR Properties Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is a boost from EPR Properties's previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.56%. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.