EPR NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

EPR Properties · Real Estate · Reit - Specialty

Latest close 63.53 USD
2.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 7.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 39/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 63.53 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.1% latest completed week
4W Return 7.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 65.4% 34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 15-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 7.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8812-week average 0.65

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.88Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.0% over four weeks, 16.2% over 12 weeks, and 18.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.1%
4W7.0%
12W16.2%
26W20.6%
52W18.0%
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change105.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.57Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change211.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength61/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Value33/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
17.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
66.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
58.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
120.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
82.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
20.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
5.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

EPR shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.35, expected move of 5.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction39/100
Expected move5.0%
Put/call volume0.35
Pressure55
Speculation7
Volatility35
Trend agreement40
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Insider activity14 / 6

14 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

18 positive · 35 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move5.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+2.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202663.53 USD2.1%55.75 USD45.16 USD1.229.572.9MOn
17 Jul 202662.21 USD4.3%55.25 USD44.99 USD1.176.673.1MOn
10 Jul 202659.62 USD0.9%54.79 USD44.82 USD0.950.523.3MOn
3 Jul 202659.10 USD-0.5%54.42 USD44.68 USD0.840.682.4MOn
26 Jun 202659.38 USD3.8%54.11 USD44.54 USD0.593.083.1MOn
19 Jun 202657.20 USD-3.9%53.82 USD44.41 USD0.28-3.233.0MOn
12 Jun 202659.53 USD4.3%53.57 USD44.27 USD0.151.243.4MOn
5 Jun 202657.06 USD0.5%53.23 USD44.12 USD-0.07-2.642.9MOn
29 May 202656.75 USD-2.1%52.97 USD43.99 USD-0.01-5.872.7MOn
22 May 202657.99 USD2.2%52.65 USD43.85 USD-0.07-2.742.8MOn
15 May 202656.74 USD-1.6%52.43 USD43.70 USD-0.20-4.203.4MOn
8 May 202657.66 USD5.4%52.27 USD43.55 USD-0.13-2.654.1MOn
1 May 202654.69 USD-0.5%52.07 USD43.39 USD-0.27-5.723.2MOn
24 Apr 202654.94 USD-2.0%52.07 USD43.26 USD-0.32-4.552.1MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.