Does EPR Properties (EPR) Have A Risk Factor?

The stock of EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) increased by $0.03 on Wednesday to $43.19, up 0.07 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 674,904 shares of common stock traded. 24 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $5.56. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 630,876, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 657,258.

EPR stock dropped -3.72% since last month. On 08/14/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $42.01. The stock touched a high of $55.40 on 07/05/23, after rallying from a low of $33.92 in 52 weeks. The price of EPR stock has risen by 14.50% or $5.56 this year, reaching a new high 24 times. Still, the stock price is down -22.04% from the 52-week high.

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Valuation Metrics

EPR Properties (EPR) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.17. Beta for the stock is 1.65. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.77, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.31, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 11.32.

Company paid $0.2750 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.2750 last year. A $0.0250 dividend increase was reported on Thursday February 24 2022.

Financial Health

The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.13, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.13. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 95.60% percent. EPR Properties’s operating margin stood at 43.80% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $310.31 million and revenue of $658.03 million.

Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. EPR’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 2.40%. There was a 5.80% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 5.60%.

Earnings Surprise

According to EPR Properties’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $172.91 million, while revenues rose by 7.21% to $171.4 million. It was predicted that EPR Properties’s quarterly earnings would be $0.69, but it ended up being $0.65, beating the consensus by 6.20%. EBITDA was $91.82 million for the quarter. At the end of EPR Properties’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its total debt was $3.05 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $75.32 million.

Technical Picture

Here’s a quick look at EPR Properties’s (EPR) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 15 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 43.96%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 12.52% historical volatility rate.

The stochastic %K and %D were 32.32% and 23.77% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.81. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 38.60%, the RSI (14) reading is 43.21%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.02, and the 14-day reading is at -0.36.

Analyst Ratings

EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) was downgraded by BofA Securities to a a Neutral rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a a Buy. Analysts have assigned EPR Properties (EPR) an Overweight rating. EPR is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 7 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 3 others recommend it as a buy.

What is EPR’s price target for the next 12 months?

The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $44.00 and $54.00, with a median target price of $49.75. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for EPR Properties (EPR) is $48.95.

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