Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Has $711,000 Stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL trimmed its stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 84.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure 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 period. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL's holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $711,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 230.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,082 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 4,241 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, RS Crum Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE:MPW traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $5.24. The stock had a trading volume of 7,349,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,804,250. 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, Inc. has a one year low of $3.51 and a one year high of $6.55. The business's 50 day moving average is $5.57 and its 200-day moving average is $4.82. The company has a market cap 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.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $233.80 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were issued a $0.08 dividend. 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MPW has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com raised Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price 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, BNP Paribas raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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.