NYSE:MPW Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.16 -0.01 (-0.12%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.17 +0.01 (+0.36%) As of 08/7/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Medical Properties Trust Stock (NYSE:MPW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MPW alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.14▼$4.2550-Day Range$4.04▼$4.6152-Week Range$3.51▼$6.55Volume6.52 million shsAverage Volume9.58 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.50 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield7.70%Price Target$5.67Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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. Since the end of the third quarter, the Company has sold four facilities and now owns approximately 43,000 licensed beds in nine countries across three continents. MPT's financing model facilitates acquisitions and recapitalizations and allows operators of hospitals to unlock the value of their real estate assets to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades and other investments in operations. Read More Medical Properties Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks83rd Percentile Overall ScoreMPW MarketRank™: Medical Properties Trust scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 302nd out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMedical Properties Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageMedical Properties Trust has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Medical Properties Trust's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-20.51% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Medical Properties Trust are expected to decrease by -20.51% in the coming year, from $0.78 to $0.62 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Medical Properties Trust is -1.74, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Medical Properties Trust is -1.74, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMedical Properties Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted35.08% of the float of Medical Properties Trust has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMedical Properties Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 19.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Medical Properties Trust has recently decreased by 0.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipMedical Properties Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMedical Properties Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Medical Properties Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.61% next year. This indicates that Medical Properties Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Medical Properties Trust's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.6 / 5Environmental Score-1.40 Percentage of Shares Shorted35.08% of the float of Medical Properties Trust has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMedical Properties Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 19.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Medical Properties Trust has recently decreased by 0.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment0.89 News SentimentMedical Properties Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Medical Properties Trust this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest43 people have searched for MPW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows11 people have added Medical Properties Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Medical Properties Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.26% of the stock of Medical Properties Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.79% of the stock of Medical Properties Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Medical Properties Trust's insider trading history. Receive MPW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Medical Properties Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MPW Stock News HeadlinesMedical Properties Trust Earnings Call: Growth Amid ChallengesAugust 5 at 10:06 AM | theglobeandmail.comThis Beaten-Down 8%-Yielding Dividend Stock Is Finally on the Road to RecoveryAugust 5 at 7:02 AM | fool.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Medical Properties Trust: Uncertainty Remains For Now, But The Patient Is RecoveringAugust 2, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMedical Properties Trust: Uncertainty Remains For Now, But The Patient Is RecoveringAugust 2, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMedical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 1, 2025 | msn.comMedical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ...August 1, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMedical Properties Trust, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results and UpdateJuly 31, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines MPW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MPW shares performed this year? Medical Properties Trust's stock was trading at $3.95 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MPW shares have increased by 5.2% and is now trading at $4.1550. How were Medical Properties Trust's earnings last quarter? Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Medical Properties Trust's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Medical Properties Trust include Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.13%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%), Wilsey Asset Management Inc. (0.82%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include James Kevin Hanna, Rosa Handley Hooper, Michael G Stewart, Elizabeth N Pitman and C Reynolds Thompson III. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Medical Properties Trust? Shares of MPW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Medical Properties Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Medical Properties Trust investors own include JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), Symbotic (SYM), Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (IDE), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Energy Transfer (ET) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Company Calendar Record date for 7/17 Dividend6/18/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend6/18/2025Dividend Payable7/17/2025Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/07/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER Sub-IndustrySpecialized REITs Current SymbolNYSE:MPW CIK1287865 Webwww.medicalpropertiestrust.com Phone(205) 969-3755Fax205-969-3756Employees120Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Medical Properties Trust$5.67 High Price Target$9.00 Low Price Target$4.00 Potential Upside/Downside+36.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.14 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($2.39) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio5.33 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$2.41 billion Net Margins-155.20% Pretax Margin-150.95% Return on Equity-28.80% Return on Assets-9.61% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.00 Current Ratio2.76 Quick Ratio3.23 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$921.83 million Price / Sales2.71 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$8.05 per share Price / Book0.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares600,814,000Free Float593,244,000Market Cap$2.50 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.28 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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