Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Receives $5.75 Average PT from Brokerages

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $5.75.

MPW has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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 upped their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Wall Street Zen raised Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 26,435 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 7,639 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $84,000. KPP Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,971 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 8,007 shares during the last quarter. abrdn plc raised its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 588,001 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 56,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanderbilt University lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanderbilt University now owns 44,813 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 3,117 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Down 0.8%

Medical Properties Trust stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $4.43. The stock had a trading volume of 5,607,346 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,311,827. Medical Properties Trust 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 1.69, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.38. The firm has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.05, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $5.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.84.

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

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.22%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -11.55%.

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.