Russell Investments Group Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 27.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 171,857 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 36,902 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.23% of EPR Properties worth $7,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EPR. Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of EPR Properties during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in EPR Properties by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,127 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in EPR Properties by 54.5% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,296 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of EPR Properties during the fourth quarter worth about $60,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of EPR Properties by 51.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,530 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 522 shares during the period. 74.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Brian Andrew Moriarty sold 2,500 shares of the 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 sale, the senior vice president now owns 15,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 3,900 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 $443,828.32. The trade was a 32.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,520 shares of company stock valued at $502,581. Insiders own 2.31% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on EPR. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on EPR Properties from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on EPR Properties from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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 boosted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Two equities 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 given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.00.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of EPR traded up $0.73 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $49.23. The company had a trading volume of 495,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 613,718. The company has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.31 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.05 and a 200-day simple moving average 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.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.56. EPR Properties had a net margin of 28.87% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The company had revenue of $149.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.25 million. Research analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 7.3%. EPR Properties's dividend 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.