Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Boosts Stock Holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 13.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 151,931 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 18,127 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned 0.20% of EPR Properties worth $6,728,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in EPR Properties by 31.1% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 19,022 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $933,000 after acquiring an additional 4,507 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of EPR Properties in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,071,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in EPR Properties in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in EPR Properties by 304.7% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 457,621 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $22,442,000 after purchasing an additional 344,544 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in EPR Properties by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,379 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares in the last quarter. 74.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 3,120 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.90, for a total value of $161,928.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 46,827 shares in the company, valued at $2,430,321.30. The trade was a 6.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,216 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 9,520 shares of company stock worth $502,581. Company insiders own 2.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

EPR Properties Stock Performance

Shares of EPR stock traded down $2.01 on Friday, hitting $46.81. The company had a trading volume of 2,000,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 601,662. The firm has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.26 and a beta of 1.72. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.66 and a twelve month high of $54.25. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $50.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.49. 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 (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.56. The business 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%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EPR Properties Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.295 dividend. 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.56%. EPR Properties's payout ratio is presently 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.