Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $5.75.

MPW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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 research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, 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 report on Monday, March 10th.

Institutional Trading of Medical Properties Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 230.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,082 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 4,241 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 98.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 6,180 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 3,060 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Up 1.0 %

MPW opened at $5.24 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $5.57 and a 200-day moving average of $4.82. The company has a market capitalization of $3.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. Medical Properties Trust 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 quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.38.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $223.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $233.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Medical Properties Trust will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.

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