Medical Properties Trust Stock Forecast, Price & News

Medical Properties Trust's stock was trading at $19.60 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MPW shares have increased by 9.5% and is now trading at $21.47.
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12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Medical Properties Trust in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Medical Properties Trust stock.
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6,978 employees have rated Medical Properties Trust CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Medical Properties Trust's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Medical Properties Trust is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 4th 2021.
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.14. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $329.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $314.41 million. Medical Properties Trust had a net margin of 38.50% and a return on equity of 6.60%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS.
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Medical Properties Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share on Thursday, January 7th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.03%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 9th.
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Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.97%. 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 83.08%. 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 63.53% 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 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.68-1.71 for the period.

12 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Medical Properties Trust's shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate Medical Properties Trust's share price to reach $21.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI (0.12%), Randolph Co Inc (0.07%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.06%), Ibex Wealth Advisors (0.03%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%) and Atticus Wealth Management LLC (0.02%). 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 Pacer Advisors Inc., Ibex Wealth Advisors, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC, and Guild Investment Management Inc.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Park Avenue Securities LLC, Pendal Group Limited, International Assets Investment Management LLC, Diversified Trust Co, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Johnson Midwest Financial LLC, and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. 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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Shares of MPW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MPW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.47.

Medical Properties Trust has a market capitalization of $11.62 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 86 workers across the globe.

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

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]