Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Shares Acquired by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 19,499.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 60,758 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 60,448 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 60.8% during 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 during the last quarter. APG Asset Management US Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,209,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,562,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,114,000. Finally, Centiva Capital LP grew its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 275.8% during the 4th quarter. Centiva Capital LP now owns 721,636 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,850,000 after buying an additional 529,609 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. BNP Paribas raised 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Medical Properties Trust currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MPW traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $4.44. The company had a trading volume of 14,299,942 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,772,232. The firm's fifty day moving average is $4.91 and its 200 day moving average is $4.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of -1.60 and a beta of 1.32. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.51 and a twelve month high of $6.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 3.23 and a current ratio of 3.23.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $223.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.80 million. Medical Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 31.14% and a negative net margin of 174.35%. The company's revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.22%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -11.55%.

About Medical Properties Trust

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.