Is EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that EPR Properties First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call Scheduled for May 2, 2024.

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Stocks Info

EPR belongs to the Real Estate sector of the NYSE while operating in the REIT – Specialty industry. The current market capitalization of EPR Properties is $3.13B. A total of 1.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 645.70K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Mater Tonya L. sold 1,500 shares of EPR for 48.50 per share on Dec 26 ’23. After the transaction, the SVP & CAO now owns 41,223 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 22 ’23, 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 ’23 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 ’23. Company shares held by the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now total 42,723.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.31, resulting in a dividend yield of 7.99%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.04. EPR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/27/2024 when it declared a $0.2850 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/28/2024. The EPR stock dividend was $0.2750 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EPR has a high of $49.10 and a low of $37.58.

As of this writing, EPR has an earnings estimate of $0.61 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.78 per share and a lower estimate of $0.54. The company reported an EPS of $0.66 in the last quarter, which was -17.50% lower than expectations of $0.8.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $32.58, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.62B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.

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