NYSE:MPW - Medical Properties Trust Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

Medical Properties Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MPW."

Medical Properties Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Thursday, July 12th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.85%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 13th. View Medical Properties Trust's Dividend History.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $201.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $206.72 million. Medical Properties Trust had a return on equity of 9.12% and a net margin of 44.46%. Medical Properties Trust's revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.32 EPS. View Medical Properties Trust's Earnings History.

Medical Properties Trust is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Medical Properties Trust.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Medical Properties Trust's shares. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $15.00. On average, they expect Medical Properties Trust's share price to reach $13.9167 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Medical Properties Trust.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Medical Properties Trust in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Medical Properties Trust.

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News stories about MPW stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Medical Properties Trust earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 48.17 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Medical Properties Trust.

Medical Properties Trust's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.24%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.78%), LSV Asset Management (2.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.49%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.51%) and Earnest Partners LLC (1.16%). Company insiders that own Medical Properties Trust stock include Edward K Aldag Jr, Edward K Aldag, Jr, G Steven Dawson, James Kevin Hanna, Michael G Stewart, R Steven Hamner and William G Mckenzie. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Medical Properties Trust.

MPW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Systematic Financial Management LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Barnett & Company Inc., Foundry Partners LLC and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have sold Medical Properties Trust company stock in the last year include Edward K Aldag Jr, Michael G Stewart and R Steven Hamner. View Insider Buying and Selling for Medical Properties Trust.

MPW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BlackRock Inc., FMR LLC, Aperio Group LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Denali Advisors LLC and Flinton Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Medical Properties Trust.

Shares of MPW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MPW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.60.

Medical Properties Trust has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion and generates $704.74 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $289.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.35 on an earnings per share basis. Medical Properties Trust employs 66 workers across the globe.

Medical Properties Trust's mailing address is 1000 URBAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 501, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 205-969-3755 or via email at [email protected]