EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.05 EPS

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.05, FiscalAI reports. EPR Properties had a net margin of 35.45% and a return on equity of 11.32%. The firm had revenue of $196.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $158.13 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. EPR Properties updated its FY 2026 guidance to 5.410-5.570 EPS.

EPR Properties Price Performance

Shares of EPR Properties stock traded down $2.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $61.93. 128,339 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 769,164. The company has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a PE ratio of 19.89, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $59.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.94. EPR Properties has a twelve month low of $48.10 and a twelve month high of $64.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 7.85 and a quick ratio of 7.85.

EPR Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. EPR Properties’s payout ratio is 115.17%.

Insider Transactions at EPR Properties

In other EPR Properties news, SVP Gwendolyn Mary Johnson sold 2,000 shares of EPR Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.11, for a total transaction of $116,220.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $825,917.43. The trade was a 12.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of EPR Properties

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of EPR Properties by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,009,669 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $234,760,000 after purchasing an additional 66,562 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 84.8% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,564,309 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $90,746,000 after purchasing an additional 717,734 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in EPR Properties by 29.2% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,544,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $88,693,000 after purchasing an additional 348,908 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in EPR Properties by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,344,712 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $67,101,000 after buying an additional 17,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in EPR Properties by 1.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,103,294 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,000,000 after buying an additional 15,667 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EPR shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of EPR Properties in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised EPR Properties from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on EPR Properties from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on EPR Properties from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of EPR Properties from $66.00 to $70.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $64.06.

About EPR Properties

EPR Properties is a real estate investment trust that specializes in experiential properties across the United States, Canada and select international markets. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company targets properties in the entertainment, recreation and education sectors. Its portfolio includes movie theaters, ski resorts, family entertainment centers, charter schools and other venues that benefit from consumer-driven experiences.

The trust employs long-term, triple-net lease agreements, where tenants are responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance.