Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $1.12 Million Holdings in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR - Free Report) by 59.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,933 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 8,962 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in EPR Properties were worth $1,117,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPR. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in EPR Properties by 0.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,425,119 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $69,904,000 after acquiring an additional 7,429 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in EPR Properties by 4.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,349,900 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $66,199,000 after purchasing an additional 54,567 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in 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 buying an additional 177,061 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in EPR Properties by 304.7% during the third 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 buying an additional 344,544 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in EPR Properties by 19.0% during the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 302,130 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $14,816,000 after buying an additional 48,229 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on EPR shares. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $50.00 price target on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus upped 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. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of EPR Properties in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $48.50.

EPR Properties Stock Performance

EPR traded up $0.98 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $53.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,142,359 shares, compared to its average volume of 674,325. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.65 and a twelve month high of $53.58. The stock has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.99 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.66. 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $149.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.25 million. Research analysts expect that EPR Properties will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

EPR Properties Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.67%. This is a positive change from EPR Properties's previous monthly dividend of $0.29. EPR Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 148.05%.

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.