BNP Paribas Financial Markets Purchases 1,801,858 Shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 517.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,150,378 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 1,801,858 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned approximately 0.36% of Medical Properties Trust worth $10,558,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 880.2% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,951,543 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $21,536,000 after acquiring an additional 3,548,423 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 30.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,610,221 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $46,926,000 after acquiring an additional 1,989,853 shares during the last quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC now owns 5,065,844 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $27,609,000 after acquiring an additional 1,680,200 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,261,451 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $12,325,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,921 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 115.6% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,623,611 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $8,849,000 after acquiring an additional 870,606 shares during the last quarter. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the topic of several recent research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research report on Tuesday. Colliers Securities lowered Medical Properties Trust from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Down 2.2 %

NYSE:MPW traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.01. 19,009,049 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,453,568. The business's 50-day moving average price is $4.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.19. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.92 and a 1 year high of $10.74. The company has a current ratio of 3.10, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 19th. Medical Properties Trust's payout ratio is -27.03%.

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.