Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Acquires 406 Shares of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,112 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 406 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in EPR Properties were worth $508,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in EPR Properties by 2.8% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 54,306 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,295,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in EPR Properties by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,366,416 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $482,504,000 after buying an additional 109,144 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in EPR Properties by 2.0% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,134,354 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,153,000 after acquiring an additional 21,900 shares in the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board grew its stake in EPR Properties by 47.1% in the first quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 78,854 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,347,000 after acquiring an additional 25,259 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 93.9% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 89,195 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,321,000 after acquiring an additional 43,190 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total transaction of $46,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 42,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,964,660. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 592 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.82, for a total value of $25,941.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 5,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $253,279.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Tonya L. Mater sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.00, for a total value of $46,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 42,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,964,660. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.13% of the company’s stock.

EPR Properties Stock Down 1.1 %

EPR opened at $48.64 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $46.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.12. The company has a quick ratio of 11.12, a current ratio of 11.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $39.65 and a twelve month high of $50.26. The stock has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.75.

EPR Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.285 per share. This represents a $3.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. EPR Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 168.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EPR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on EPR Properties from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of EPR Properties from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of EPR Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Raymond James upgraded EPR Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $54.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised EPR Properties from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.06.

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.