Voya Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Voya Investment Management LLC grew its position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 584.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 528,865 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 451,641 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Medical Properties Trust worth $2,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Syon Capital LLC bought a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $148,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 403,537 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,594,000 after purchasing an additional 52,067 shares during the period. Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,130,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 444,240 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,755,000 after purchasing an additional 43,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 128,002 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $506,000 after buying an additional 24,839 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company's stock.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of MPW stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $5.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,890,392 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,823,075. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.51 and a fifty-two week high of $6.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.38. The stock's 50 day moving average is $5.58 and its 200-day moving average is $4.82. The company has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of -1.23, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $223.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.80 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. Medical Properties Trust's payout ratio is -11.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted 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 report on Monday, March 10th. 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 report on Wednesday, March 12th. StockNews.com upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on 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 issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $5.75.

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.