EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) Shares to Pay Monthly Dividend of $0.31

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share by the real estate investment trust on Monday, November 16th. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th.

EPR Properties has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.2% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 1 years. EPR Properties has a payout ratio of 126.1% indicating that the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Equities research analysts expect EPR Properties to earn $5.50 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.72 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 67.6%.

EPR Properties Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of EPR Properties stock opened at $55.18 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.23 billion, a PE ratio of 17.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.03. EPR Properties has a 1-year low of $48.10 and a 1-year high of $64.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 9.51 and a quick ratio of 9.51.

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.05. EPR Properties had a net margin of 35.45% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The firm had revenue of $196.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $158.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. EPR Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.410-5.570 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that EPR Properties will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

About EPR Properties

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is a specialty real estate investment trust focused on experiential properties. The company owns and leases real estate used for activities and destinations that bring people together, including movie theaters, eat-and-play venues, attractions, cultural institutions, ski resorts, and other entertainment-oriented properties.

EPR generally leases its properties to operators under long-term agreements and seeks to generate rental income from diversified experiential real estate.