EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR)’s stock price has plunge by 0.52relation to previous closing price of 48.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.36% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-18 that REITs have been in the doghouse for years. However, that could all be changing soon—don’t miss the window. I also discuss one near-zero net debt REIT offers inflation protection, recession resistance, and deep value.
Is It Worth Investing in EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) Right Now?
EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.58x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EPR is 1.27. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EPR is 74.36M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EPR on April 25, 2025 was 804.70K shares.
EPR’s Market Performance
EPR’s stock has seen a -0.36% decrease for the week, with a -5.24% drop in the past month and a 2.99% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.71% for EPR Properties The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.77% for EPR’s stock, with a 4.49% 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 -2.40% 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 -9.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.07%, as shares sank -4.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.24% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPR fell by -0.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.72. In addition, EPR Properties saw 10.87% 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 Peterson Mark Alan, who sale 13,700 shares at the price of $51.77 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Peterson Mark Alan now owns 193,788 shares of EPR Properties, valued at $709,289 using the latest closing price.
Peterson Mark Alan, the Officer of EPR Properties, proposed sale 13,700 shares at $51.77 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Peterson Mark Alan is holding shares at $709,263 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for EPR Properties stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.11, with 2.58 for asset returns.
Based on EPR Properties (EPR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 444.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, EPR Properties (EPR) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
