Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Shares Sold by Brevan Howard Capital Management LP

Brevan Howard Capital Management LP reduced its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 65.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,922 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 134,578 shares during the quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP's holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $276,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 114,447 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 25,218 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 72,550 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 3,769 shares during the period. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $67,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 60.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,309,149 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $24,921,000 after acquiring an additional 2,385,081 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $5.00 to $9.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Up 1.6%

NYSE MPW traded up $0.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $5.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,726,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,334,618. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $5.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.83. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of -1.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.51 and a fifty-two week high of $6.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.38.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $223.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $233.80 million. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Medical Properties Trust Company Profile

Medical Properties Trust, Inc is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023.