Swiss National Bank Decreases Holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW

Swiss National Bank trimmed its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 6.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,046,900 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 74,600 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.17% of Medical Properties Trust worth $6,313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Novem Group boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Novem Group now owns 27,606 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 2,058 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC now owns 20,196 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,386 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 38,657 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 49.5% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,875 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 49,953 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $186,000 after acquiring an additional 2,661 shares in the last quarter. 71.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on MPW shares. Wall Street Zen cut Medical Properties Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Medical Properties Trust from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $5.67.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Medical Properties Trust stock traded up $0.1050 during trading on Friday, hitting $4.4350. 2,116,020 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,460,954. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.86 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.76. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.89. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.51 and a 1 year high of $6.55.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. 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 $240.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $231.90 million. Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 155.20% and a negative return on equity of 28.80%. Medical Properties Trust's quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.2%. Medical Properties Trust's payout ratio is currently -13.39%.

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.