Medical Properties Trust Stock Forecast, Price & News

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 4.9% and is now trading at $20.56.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Medical Properties Trust in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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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 data on Thursday, October, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.14. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $329.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $314.41 million. Medical Properties Trust had a net margin of 38.50% and a return on equity of 6.60%. The company's revenue was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS.
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Medical Properties Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Thursday, January 7th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 9th.
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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 guidance of 1.68-1.71 for the period.

12 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Medical Properties Trust's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate Medical Properties Trust's share price to reach $21.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.48%), State Street Corp (4.24%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (2.02%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.41%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.18%) and Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT (0.94%). 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., State Street Corp, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., Sei Investments Co., Sei Investments Co., and Charles Schwab 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 Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, AJO LP, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., and Natixis. 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MPW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.56.

Medical Properties Trust has a market capitalization of $11.02 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]