Voya Investment Management LLC Acquires 451,641 Shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW - Free Report) by 584.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 528,865 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 451,641 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.09% of Medical Properties Trust worth $2,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,704,785 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $9,973,000 after acquiring an additional 303,628 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 182,380 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $720,000 after purchasing an additional 32,288 shares in the last quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $77,000. Adams Asset Advisors LLC increased its position in Medical Properties Trust by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Adams Asset Advisors LLC now owns 496,226 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,960,000 after buying an additional 60,081 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smith Anglin Financial LLC acquired a new position in Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $198,000. 71.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Down 1.3 %

NYSE:MPW traded down $0.07 on Tuesday, hitting $5.09. The stock had a trading volume of 7,354,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,933,712. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.51 and a 1 year high of $6.55. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $5.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.81. The stock has a market cap of $3.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. 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 (NYSE:MPW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $223.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.80 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.24 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -11.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. 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 research report on Monday, March 10th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust 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.