Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Shares Bought by Centiva Capital LP

Centiva Capital LP raised its position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 275.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 721,636 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 529,609 shares during the period. Centiva Capital LP owned about 0.12% of Medical Properties Trust worth $2,850,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of MPW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,704,785 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,973,000 after purchasing an additional 303,628 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 182,380 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $720,000 after acquiring an additional 32,288 shares during the period. Sage Capital Advisors llc purchased a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $77,000. Adams Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Adams Asset Advisors LLC now owns 496,226 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,960,000 after buying an additional 60,081 shares during the period. Finally, Smith Anglin Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $198,000. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE MPW opened at $5.16 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of -1.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.81. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.51 and a twelve month high of $6.55.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $223.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.24 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. Medical Properties Trust's payout ratio is -11.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. 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 note on Monday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target 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. BNP Paribas raised Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Medical Properties Trust presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.75.

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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