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Medical Properties Trust (MPT) Competitors

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$4.72 +0.11 (+2.39%)
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MPT vs. JCAP, NHP, EQC, RPT, and FSP

Should you buy Medical Properties Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Medical Properties Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Medical Properties Trust include Jernigan Capital (JCAP), National Healthcare Properties (NHP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Rithm Property Trust (RPT), and Franklin Street Properties (FSP).

How does Medical Properties Trust compare to Jernigan Capital?

Jernigan Capital (NASDAQ:JCAP) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) are both real estate investment trusts industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Jernigan Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Jernigan Capital pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medical Properties Trust pays out -171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Jernigan Capital currently has a consensus target price of $25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.66%. Medical Properties Trust has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Jernigan Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jernigan Capital is more favorable than Medical Properties Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Jernigan Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Medical Properties Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Jernigan Capital has a net margin of 25.42% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -12.59%. Jernigan Capital's return on equity of 38.63% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jernigan Capital25.42% 38.63% 8.82%
Medical Properties Trust -12.59%-2.70%-0.84%

71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Jernigan Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Jernigan Capital and Jernigan Capital both had 2 articles in the media. Jernigan Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Medical Properties Trust's score of 0.53 indicating that Jernigan Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Jernigan Capital
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Medical Properties Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Jernigan Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jernigan Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jernigan Capital$613.29M1.92$187.96M$2.597.39
Medical Properties Trust$972.02M2.90-$277.05M-$0.21N/A

Summary

Jernigan Capital beats Medical Properties Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medical Properties Trust compare to National Healthcare Properties?

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) and National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) are both real estate investment trusts industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

National Healthcare Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Medical Properties Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Medical Properties Trust$972.02M2.90-$277.05M-$0.21N/A
National Healthcare Properties$342.12M3.23N/AN/AN/A

Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. National Healthcare Properties has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Given National Healthcare Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Healthcare Properties is more favorable than Medical Properties Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Medical Properties Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
National Healthcare Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of National Healthcare Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of National Healthcare Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

National Healthcare Properties has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -12.59%. National Healthcare Properties' return on equity of 0.00% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Medical Properties Trust-12.59% -2.70% -0.84%
National Healthcare Properties N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, National Healthcare Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Medical Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for National Healthcare Properties and 2 mentions for Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat National Healthcare Properties' score of 0.12 indicating that Medical Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Medical Properties Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
National Healthcare Properties
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. National Healthcare Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

National Healthcare Properties beats Medical Properties Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medical Properties Trust compare to Equity Commonwealth?

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) are both real estate investment trusts industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -12.59%. Equity Commonwealth's return on equity of 2.09% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth82.00% 2.09% 1.96%
Medical Properties Trust -12.59%-2.70%-0.84%

In the previous week, Medical Properties Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Equity Commonwealth. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Medical Properties Trust and 0 mentions for Equity Commonwealth. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Equity Commonwealth's score of 0.00 indicating that Medical Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Equity Commonwealth Neutral
Medical Properties Trust Positive

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equity Commonwealth$58.43M2.90$91.16M$0.394.05
Medical Properties Trust$972.02M2.90-$277.05M-$0.21N/A

Medical Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Medical Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equity Commonwealth
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Medical Properties Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Medical Properties Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medical Properties Trust compare to Rithm Property Trust?

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) and Rithm Property Trust (NYSE:RPT) are both real estate investment trusts industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Rithm Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rithm Property Trust pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Rithm Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Rithm Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rithm Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Medical Properties Trust presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Medical Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Rithm Property Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Medical Properties Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Rithm Property Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Rithm Property Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Medical Properties Trust. Rithm Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medical Properties Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Medical Properties Trust$972.02M2.90-$277.05M-$0.21N/A
Rithm Property Trust$52.80M1.69$1.47M-$0.29N/A

Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rithm Property Trust has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Rithm Property Trust has a net margin of 5.52% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -12.59%. Rithm Property Trust's return on equity of 1.27% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Medical Properties Trust-12.59% -2.70% -0.84%
Rithm Property Trust 5.52%1.27%0.31%

In the previous week, Rithm Property Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Medical Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rithm Property Trust and 2 mentions for Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Rithm Property Trust's score of 0.50 indicating that Medical Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Medical Properties Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rithm Property Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Medical Properties Trust beats Rithm Property Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medical Properties Trust compare to Franklin Street Properties?

Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) are both real estate investment trusts industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Franklin Street Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Franklin Street Properties pays out -12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medical Properties Trust pays out -171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Medical Properties Trust has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Given Medical Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Franklin Street Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franklin Street Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Medical Properties Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Medical Properties Trust has a net margin of -12.59% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. Medical Properties Trust's return on equity of -2.70% beat Franklin Street Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Street Properties-43.90% -7.79% -5.30%
Medical Properties Trust -12.59%-2.70%-0.84%

In the previous week, Medical Properties Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Street Properties. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Medical Properties Trust and 0 mentions for Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Medical Properties Trust's score of 0.53 indicating that Franklin Street Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franklin Street Properties Positive
Medical Properties Trust Positive

Franklin Street Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Street Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Street Properties$106.28M0.47-$52.72M-$0.32N/A
Medical Properties Trust$972.02M2.90-$277.05M-$0.21N/A

Summary

Medical Properties Trust beats Franklin Street Properties on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MPT vs. The Competition

MetricMedical Properties TrustReal Estate Investment Trusts IndustryReal Estate SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.76B$887.75M$2.11B$23.40B
Dividend Yield7.81%6.69%7.03%4.01%
P/E Ratio7.814.4229.8531.23
Price / Sales2.9028.57410.2319.16
Price / Cash125.7535.0668.3624.90
Price / Book0.621.511.384.78
Net Income-$277.05M-$9.27M-$125.49M$1.07B
7 Day Performance5.36%-0.45%0.13%1.00%
1 Month Performance-3.28%0.53%-0.22%0.42%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.09%-1.00%18.61%

Medical Properties Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MPT
Medical Properties Trust
N/A$4.72
+2.4%
$4.50
-4.7%
N/A$2.76B$972.02M7.81N/A
JCAP
Jernigan Capital
4.8745 of 5 stars
$18.52
+3.8%
$25.20
+36.1%
+11.2%$1.10B$613.29M7.151,120
NHP
National Healthcare Properties
2.3916 of 5 stars
$14.85
+0.8%
$17.13
+15.3%
N/A$1.08B$342.12M11.52N/A
EQC
Equity Commonwealth
N/A$1.58
flat
N/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520
RPT
Rithm Property Trust
2.381 of 5 stars
$14.52
+1.3%
N/AN/A$111.38M$52.80MN/A1

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This page (NYSE:MPT) was last updated on 7/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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