NYSE:MPW - Medical Properties Trust Stock Price, Price Target & More

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 paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Thursday, July 12th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 13th. View Medical Properties Trust's Dividend History.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.11. The real estate investment trust earned $205.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $204.70 million. Medical Properties Trust had a return on equity of 8.14% and a net margin of 41.47%. The company's revenue was up 31.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. View Medical Properties Trust's Earnings History.

Medical Properties Trust is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Medical Properties Trust.

Medical Properties Trust updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.42-1.46 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.43.

10 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Medical Properties Trust's stock. Their predictions range from $13.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Medical Properties Trust's stock price to reach $14.0556 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Medical Properties Trust.

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News articles about MPW stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Medical Properties Trust earned a media sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 44.51 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Medical Properties Trust's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.01%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.93%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.18%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.19%), LSV Asset Management (2.52%) and Northern Trust Corp (2.28%). Company insiders that own Medical Properties Trust stock include Edward K Aldag Jr, Edward K Aldag, Jr, G Steven Dawson, James Kevin Hanna, 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Systematic Financial Management LP, Evergreen Capital Management LLC, New Amsterdam Partners LLC NY and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Medical Properties Trust.

MPW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., LSV Asset Management, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT, KBC Group NV and Northern Trust Corp. 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 $13.91.

Medical Properties Trust has a market capitalization of $5.07 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]