• Wondering if EPR Properties at about US$56.56 is still offering value after its recent run, or if most of the easy gains are already behind it.
• The stock shows returns of 0.9% over 7 days, 12.1% over 30 days, 11.4% year to date, 22.1% over 1 year, 72.7% over 3 years, and 66.0% over 5 years, which provides useful context before weighing up what the current price might imply.
• Recent coverage around EPR Properties has focused on its role within the Specialized REITs space and investor interest in income oriented real estate. That backdrop helps frame how the market is currently thinking about risk and potential reward for this stock.
• On Simply Wall St's valuation checks, EPR Properties scores 5 out of 6. The rest of this article will walk through what different valuation methods indicate about that score and then finish with a way to look at valuation that ties the numbers back to the underlying investment story.

Approach 1: EPR Properties Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model estimates what a business could be worth by projecting its future adjusted funds from operations and discounting those cash flows back to today using a required rate of return.

For EPR Properties, the model starts with last twelve month free cash flow of about $398.2 million. Analysts and extrapolations then project free cash flow out over the next decade, with Simply Wall St using a 2 stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach based on adjusted funds from operations. By 2030, projected free cash flow is $552.0 million, with interim years such as 2026 and 2027 modeled at $433.5 million and $457.9 million respectively.

When all these forecast cash flows from 2026 through 2035 are discounted back to today and combined with an estimate of value beyond the explicit forecast period, the model arrives at an intrinsic value of about $125.00 per share. Compared with the recent share price of roughly $56.56, this suggests the stock may be about 54.8% undervalued on this DCF view.

Result: UNDERVALUED

Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests EPR Properties is undervalued by 54.8%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 58 more high quality undervalued stocks.

Approach 2: EPR Properties Price vs Earnings

For profitable companies like EPR Properties, the P/E ratio is a useful way to relate what you pay per share to the earnings that support that price. It gives you a quick feel for how many years of current earnings the market is effectively pricing in.

What counts as a “normal” P/E depends on how the market views growth potential and risk. Higher expected growth or lower perceived risk usually justifies a higher P/E, while slower growth or higher risk tends to pull the P/E down.

EPR Properties currently trades on a P/E of about 17.25x. That sits close to the Specialized REITs industry average of 16.35x and below the peer group average of 25.54x. Simply Wall St also calculates a proprietary “Fair Ratio” of 31.86x for EPR Properties. This Fair Ratio reflects factors such as earnings growth estimates, industry, profit margins, market cap and company specific risks.

Because the Fair Ratio incorporates these fundamentals rather than just comparing EPR Properties with broad industry or peer averages, it can be a more tailored benchmark. With the current P/E of 17.25x below the Fair Ratio of 31.86x, this approach points to the shares trading at a discount on an earnings basis.

Result: UNDERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your EPR Properties Narrative

Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Narratives on Simply Wall St let you attach a clear story about EPR Properties to your numbers by linking your view of its experiential focus, risks and balance sheet to a forecast for revenue, earnings and margins. This then flows through to a fair value that you can compare with the current price. Because Narratives on the Community page are updated automatically as new news or earnings arrive, you can see in real time how different investors land on quite different fair values. For example, one investor may lean into the more optimistic analyst view around the US$65.50 target, while another aligns with the more cautious US$52.00 target. You can then decide for yourself which story, and which fair value, feels more reasonable for your own decision making.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.