EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 22.77x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.73. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for EPR is 74.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.19% of that float. On February 27, 2025, the average trading volume of EPR was 603.25K shares.
EPR) stock’s latest price update
The stock of EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has increased by 2.81 when compared to last closing price of 51.31. Despite this, the company has experienced a 6.48% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-26 that The headline numbers for EPR Properties (EPR) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
EPR’s Market Performance
EPR’s stock has risen by 6.48% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 12.21% and a quarterly rise of 17.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.72% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.96% for EPR Properties The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.72% for EPR’s stock, with a 17.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPR stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for EPR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EPR in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $48 based on the research report published on November 14, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPR reach a price target of $54. The rating they have provided for EPR stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on August 21st, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to EPR, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on August 05th of the previous year.
EPR Trading at 13.36% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 2.69% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.72%, as shares surge +15.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.69% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPR rose by +8.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.56. In addition, EPR Properties saw 19.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 $46.50 back on Aug 22 ’24. After this action, Mater Tonya L. now owns 41,210 shares of EPR Properties, valued at $69,750 using the latest closing price.
Mater Tonya L., the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer of EPR Properties, 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 42,710 shares at $46,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for EPR Properties stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.20, with 3.51 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 444.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.05for 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.
