The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. EPR Properties shares valued at $400,106 were sold by Zimmerman Gregory E on Sep 02 ’25. At $53.35 per share, Zimmerman Gregory E sold 7,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 88,877 shares worth approximately $5.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Zimmerman Gregory E purchased 7,500 shares, netting a total of over 404,100 in proceeds.
Before that, Zimmerman Gregory E had sold 7,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $412,047, the EVP & Chief Investment Officer traded EPR Properties shares for $54.94 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,500 shares, worth approximately $5.46 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on September 11, 2025, EPR Properties [EPR] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $56. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Sector weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 04, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Sector perform” for EPR. Earlier on June 20, 2025, Stifel upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for EPR stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing EPR Stock Performance
On last trading session, EPR Properties [NYSE: EPR] plunged -0.23% to $56.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $56.495, but it reached a high of $57.44 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.76%. Over the course of the year, EPR Properties shares have jumped approximately 16.76%.
Is EPR Properties subject to short interest?
Stocks of EPR Properties saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.76 million shares to 4.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.09 million shares. A jump of 15.73% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.98.
Which companies own the most shares of EPR Properties (EPR)?
In terms of EPR Properties share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.62% from the previous closing price of $56.76. Analysts anticipate EPR Properties stock to reach 53 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked EPR Properties stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On November 14, 2024, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $48.
