Legal & General Group Plc Has $22.03 Million Position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Legal & General Group Plc decreased its holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 497,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 44,012 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc owned about 0.66% of EPR Properties worth $22,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the 4th quarter valued at $352,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 35.7% during 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 last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 2.3% in 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 buying an additional 30,401 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 13,739 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in 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 valued at $6,466,000 after acquiring an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on EPR. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on EPR Properties from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $51.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total value of $210,678.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at $443,828.32. This represents a 32.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

EPR traded up $0.73 on Friday, hitting $49.23. 495,351 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 613,718. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $50.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.34. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a PE ratio of 21.31 and a beta of 1.30. EPR Properties has a 52 week low of $39.87 and a 52 week high of $54.25.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $149.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. On average, research analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

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

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.