Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Sells 971,355 Shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL lowered its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 84.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 179,884 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 971,355 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL's holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $711,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. APG Asset Management US Inc. bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $5,209,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 435.5% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 923,756 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,649,000 after buying an additional 751,256 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,114,000. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 584.8% in the fourth quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 528,865 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,089,000 after acquiring an additional 451,641 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilsey Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 8.5% in the fourth 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. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on MPW shares. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on 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. 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 research note on Monday, March 10th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. One 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of MPW stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.05. 3,153,844 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,749,440. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.51 and a twelve month high of $6.55. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $5.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.82. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a PE ratio of -1.20, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41.

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 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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. Medical Properties Trust's revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.34%. 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.