Ziegler Capital Management LLC lifted its position in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR – Get Rating) by 25.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 3,008 shares during the period. Ziegler Capital Management LLC’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
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A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its position in EPR Properties by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 14,542 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $521,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 6.2% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,103 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of EPR Properties by 4.0% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 9,251 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $506,000 after buying an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 9,223 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $433,000 after buying an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Finally, All Season Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in EPR Properties by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. All Season Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 8,901 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $319,000 after buying an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.57% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
EPR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JMP Securities assumed coverage on shares of EPR Properties in a report on Wednesday, March 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Raymond James cut their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $48.00 to $45.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on EPR Properties from $57.00 to $45.00 in a report on Friday, December 16th. StockNews.com started coverage on EPR Properties in a report on Thursday, March 16th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised EPR Properties from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, December 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.33.
EPR Properties Trading Down 1.9 %
NYSE:EPR opened at $37.77 on Thursday. EPR Properties has a one year low of $33.92 and a one year high of $56.38. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $40.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 7.76 and a quick ratio of 7.76.
EPR Properties Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 163.37%.
About EPR Properties
EPR Properties operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the development, finance and leasing of theaters, entertainment retail and family entertainment centers. It operates through the following segments: Experiential, Education, and Corporate/Unallocated. The Experiential segment includes investments in megaplex theaters, entertainment retail centers, family entertainment centers and other retail parcels.
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