Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Competitors

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CUBE or MPW?

97.6% of CubeSmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CUBE or MPW?

CubeSmart has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CUBE or MPW?

In the previous week, CubeSmart had 11 more articles in the media than Medical Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for CubeSmart and 8 mentions for Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat CubeSmart's score of 0.76 indicating that Medical Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CubeSmart	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Medical Properties Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CUBE or MPW more profitable?

CubeSmart has a net margin of 35.44% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -155.20%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 13.12% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CubeSmart	35.44%	13.12%	5.76%
Medical Properties Trust	-155.20%	-28.80%	-9.61%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CUBE or MPW?

CubeSmart has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CubeSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CubeSmart	$929.08M	9.65	$391.18M	$1.64	23.97
Medical Properties Trust	$995.55M	2.51	-$2.41B	-$2.39	-1.74

Do analysts rate CUBE or MPW?

CubeSmart presently has a consensus price target of $46.93, suggesting a potential upside of 19.40%. Medical Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $5.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.38%. Given Medical Properties Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than CubeSmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CubeSmart	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Medical Properties Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is CUBE or MPW a better dividend stock?

CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. CubeSmart pays out 126.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Medical Properties Trust pays out -13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CubeSmart has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CubeSmart beats Medical Properties Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.