EPR Properties (EPR) is upgraded from 'sell' to 'buy' after a 16% price drop and rapid portfolio de-risking. EPR's aggressive theater divestitures and reinvestment in experiential assets have driven 6.1% AFFO per share growth year-on-year. The AFFO payout ratio has dropped to 64%, supporting a high likelihood of a dividend hike in 2026.

Stop paying interest and start collecting dividends from the debt economy. EPR Properties (7.1% yield) is doubling investment spending to accelerate growth in 2026. Experiential portfolio (TopGolf, waterparks) offers monthly income and capital upside.

EPR Properties (EPR) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Investors with an interest in REIT and Equity Trust - Retail stocks have likely encountered both EPR Properties (EPR) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

EPR Properties (EPR) remains fairly valued, with its common shares trading at only a 9% discount to tangible NAV and no compelling undervaluation. Theatre exposure reduction has been slow, with theatres still comprising 37% of the portfolio, but EPR's occupancy and lease profile remain stable. EPR's leverage is conservative for a triple-net REIT, supporting its investment grade rating even with ongoing AMC tenant risks.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) declared its monthly cash common dividend & quarterly preferred dividends payable 1/15/26 to shareholders as of 12/31/25.

Caxton Associates LLP lowered its position in EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) by 39.4% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,201 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 21,616 shares during the period. Caxton Associates

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EPR Properties raised its monthly dividend by 3.5% earlier this year. Healthpeak Properties switched to paying monthly dividends in 2025.

U.S. equity markets climbed to the cusp of fresh record-highs as another soft slate of employment data and modest PCE inflation data helped solidify the case for another rate cut. ADP provided the most evident signs of cooling labor markets, posting job losses in three of the past six months and a cooldown in wage growth to four-year lows. The PCE report showed corresponding disinflation in discretionary services categories, offsetting modest upward pressures on goods prices, resulting in the first monthly deceleration in core inflation since April.