After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that EPR Properties Declares Monthly Dividend for Common Shareholders.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the REIT – Specialty industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $42.81 and fluctuated between $42.96 as its day high and $42.51 as its day low. The current market capitalization of EPR Properties is $3.22B. A total of 0.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 554.15K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, EPR has seen 0 BUY and 2 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 4,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 7 BUYs and 3 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 74,850 shares during that period but sold 9,000.
In the most recent transaction, Mater Tonya L. sold 1,500 shares of EPR for 48.50 per share on Dec 26. After the transaction, the SVP & CAO now owns 41,223 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 22, BROWN PETER C sold 2,500 shares at 48.68 per share. EPR shares that Director owns now total 18,094.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Trimberger Lisa G disposed of 5,933 shares on Dec 06 at a per-share price of $46.39. This resulted in the Director holding 0 shares of EPR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mater Tonya L. sold 5,000 shares at $44.61 per share on Aug 30. Company shares held by the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now total 42,723.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 7.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.17. EPR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $0.2750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/30/2024. The EPR stock dividend was $0.2750 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EPR in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $49.25 with high estimates of $54.00 and low estimates of $42.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EPR has a high of $49.10 and a low of $33.92.
As of this writing, EPR has an earnings estimate of $0.58 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.61 per share and a lower estimate of $0.55. The company reported an EPS of $0.1 in the last quarter, which was -84.60% lower than expectations of $0.65.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EPR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $288.82M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.02B in debt and $159.95M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $32.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.62B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EPR is Buy with a score of 3.45.
