Deutsche Bank AG Sells 103,555 Shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Deutsche Bank AG lowered its holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,581,163 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 103,555 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned 1.26% of Medical Properties Trust worth $29,946,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,742,446 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $42,446,000 after purchasing an additional 58,828 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,838,540 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $34,912,000 after buying an additional 118,577 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 60.8% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,309,149 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $24,921,000 after buying an additional 2,385,081 shares in the last quarter. Wilsey Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Wilsey Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,652,803 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $18,379,000 after acquiring an additional 362,582 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,912,274 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $11,503,000 after acquiring an additional 86,925 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Shares of MPW stock opened at $5.04 on Wednesday. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.51 and a 1 year high of $6.55. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The firm's 50 day moving average is $5.55 and its 200-day moving average is $4.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.19, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $233.80 million. The business's quarterly revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio is -11.55%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MPW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust 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.

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