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EPR Properties (EPR) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, EPR Properties (EPR - Free Report) closed at $51.54, marking a -0.23% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.18%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 10.84% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's loss of 0.17% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.88% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from EPR Properties as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.07, up 105.77% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $135.58 million, up 32.13% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $4.50 per share and revenue of $547.52 million. These totals would mark changes of +38.04% and +14.33%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for EPR Properties. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 8.43% higher. EPR Properties is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, EPR Properties is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.49. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.66.
We can also see that EPR currently has a PEG ratio of 1.15. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. REIT and Equity Trust - Retail stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.21 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 96, which puts it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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EPR Properties (EPR) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, EPR Properties (EPR - Free Report) closed at $51.54, marking a -0.23% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.18%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 10.84% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's loss of 0.17% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.88% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from EPR Properties as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.07, up 105.77% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $135.58 million, up 32.13% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $4.50 per share and revenue of $547.52 million. These totals would mark changes of +38.04% and +14.33%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for EPR Properties. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 8.43% higher. EPR Properties is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, EPR Properties is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.49. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.66.
We can also see that EPR currently has a PEG ratio of 1.15. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. REIT and Equity Trust - Retail stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.21 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 96, which puts it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.