EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 19.09x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.75. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPR is 74.00M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.89% of that float. On August 23, 2024, the average trading volume of EPR was 580.40K shares.
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EPR) stock’s latest price update
EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR)’s stock price has plunge by 1.04relation to previous closing price of 46.20. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 4.90% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-08-19 that The 10-year Treasury rate is dropping at a rapid pace. This is a leading indicator of the substantial rate cuts that are coming. This is amazing news for REITs. The first rate is likely in less than a month from now.
EPR’s Market Performance
EPR Properties (EPR) has experienced a 4.90% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 6.14% rise in the past month, and a 12.78% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.98% for EPR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.58% for EPR’s stock, with a 7.56% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPR stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for EPR by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for EPR in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $54 based on the research report published on August 21, 2024 of the current year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPR reach a price target of $50, previously predicting the price at $48. The rating they have provided for EPR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 05th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to EPR, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on May 20th of the current year.
EPR Trading at 8.34% 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 -4.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.46%, as shares surge +4.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPR rose by +4.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.73. In addition, EPR Properties saw -3.65% 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 proposed sale 1,500 shares at the price of $46.50 back on Aug 22 ’24. After this action, Mater Tonya L. now owns shares of EPR Properties, valued at $69,750 using the latest closing price.
Mater Tonya L., the Officer of EPR Properties, proposed sale 1,000 shares at $46.00 during a trade that took place back on Aug 21 ’24, which means that Mater Tonya L. is holding shares at $46,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.5 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 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 8.54, with 3.69 for asset returns.
Based on EPR Properties (EPR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 544.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12.
Conclusion
To sum up, EPR Properties (EPR) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
