EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.28x compared to its average ratio. EPR has 36-month beta value of 1.73. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPR is 74.06M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EPR on August 02, 2024 was 593.04K shares.
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EPR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has jumped by 0.58 compared to previous close of 45.00. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-08-01 that EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Brian Moriarty – SVP, Corporate Communications Gregory Silvers – Chairman and CEO Gregory Zimmerman – EVP and CIO Mark Peterson – EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Farrell Granath – Bank of America Smedes Rose – Citi John Kilichowski – Wells Fargo Michael Carroll – RBC Rob Stevenson – Janney Montgomery Scott Upal Rana – KeyBanc Capital Markets Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q2 2024 EPR Properties Earnings Conference Call.
EPR’s Market Performance
EPR’s stock has risen by 1.23% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 8.93% and a quarterly rise of 10.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.84% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.74% for EPR Properties. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.61% for EPR’s stock, with a 4.72% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPR stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for EPR by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for EPR in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $40 based on the research report published on May 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to EPR, setting the target price at $51 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
EPR Trading at 7.70% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EPR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.84%, as shares surge +9.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.41% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPR rose by +1.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $43.87. In addition, EPR Properties saw -6.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EPR starting from Mater Tonya L., who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $48.50 back on Dec 26 ’23. After this action, Mater Tonya L. now owns 41,223 shares of EPR Properties, valued at $72,750 using the latest closing price.
BROWN PETER C, the Director of EPR Properties, sale 2,500 shares at $48.68 during a trade that took place back on Dec 22 ’23, which means that BROWN PETER C is holding 18,094 shares at $121,700 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.49 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for EPR Properties stands at 0.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.15, with 3.11 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 544.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12.
Conclusion
To put it simply, EPR Properties (EPR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
