Medical Properties Trust Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Medical Properties Trust in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Medical Properties Trust stock.
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Medical Properties Trust is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 29th 2021.
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.14. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $362.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $347.16 million. Medical Properties Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.60% and a net margin of 38.50%. Medical Properties Trust's revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.37 EPS.
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Medical Properties Trust's stock was trading at $19.60 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MPW stock has increased by 9.6% and is now trading at $21.48.
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Medical Properties Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, April 8th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Medical Properties Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.
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Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.21%. MPW has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Medical Properties Trust has been increasing its dividend for 6 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Medical Properties Trust is 86.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Medical Properties Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.88% next year. This indicates that Medical Properties Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Medical Properties Trust issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.720-1.760 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

9 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Medical Properties Trust's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Medical Properties Trust's stock price to reach $22.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.0% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Medical Properties Trust include American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Welltower (WELL), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Ventas (VTR), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Life Storage (LSI), Rayonier (RYN), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) and EPR Properties (EPR).
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Medical Properties Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MPW."

Medical Properties Trust's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.88%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (1.11%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.73%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.41%), Swiss National Bank (0.38%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.28%). Company insiders that own Medical Properties Trust stock include Edward K Aldag Jr, Emmett E Mclean, G Steven Dawson, Holzgrefe Richard, James Kevin Hanna, Michael G Stewart and R Steven Hamner.
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MPW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cibc World Markets Corp, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. Company insiders that have sold Medical Properties Trust company stock in the last year include Edward K Aldag Jr, Emmett E Mclean, James Kevin Hanna, Michael G Stewart, and R Steven Hamner.
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MPW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC, GSB Wealth Management LLC, Swiss National Bank, Alliancebernstein L.P., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Palladium Partners LLC, and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought Medical Properties Trust stock in the last two years include G Steven Dawson, and Holzgrefe Richard.
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One share of MPW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.48.

Medical Properties Trust has a market capitalization of $12.55 billion and generates $854.20 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $374.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.30 on an earnings per share basis.

Medical Properties Trust employs 106 workers across the globe.

The official website for Medical Properties Trust is www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.

Medical Properties Trust is headquartered at 1000 URBAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 501, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242.

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]