Centiva Capital LP Increases Stock Position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Centiva Capital LP grew its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 275.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 721,636 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 529,609 shares during the period. Centiva Capital LP owned about 0.12% of Medical Properties Trust worth $2,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MPW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,704,785 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,973,000 after acquiring an additional 303,628 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP raised its position in Medical Properties Trust by 192.3% in the 4th quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 285,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,126,000 after purchasing an additional 187,500 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,838,540 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $34,912,000 after buying an additional 118,577 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 506.8% in the fourth quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 63,207 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 52,790 shares during the period. Finally, Wilsey Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Wilsey Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,652,803 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $18,379,000 after acquiring an additional 362,582 shares during the last quarter. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upped 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 note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. One investment 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.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Up 1.0 %

MPW traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $5.24. The stock had a trading volume of 7,349,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,806,969. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $3.51 and a one year high of $6.55. The company has a market capitalization of $3.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The stock's 50 day moving average is $5.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.82.

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

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

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