Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Competitors $4.38 -0.08 (-1.79%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.39 +0.01 (+0.23%) As of 07/3/2025 04:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MPW vs. CUBE, RHP, HR, EPR, SBRA, RYN, GEO, NHI, PCH, and CXWShould you be buying Medical Properties Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medical Properties Trust include CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), EPR Properties (EPR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), Geo Group (GEO), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), and CoreCivic (CXW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. Medical Properties Trust vs. Its Competitors CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust EPR Properties Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier Geo Group National Health Investors Potlatch CoreCivic CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, CUBE or MPW? CubeSmart has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCubeSmart$929.08M10.68$391.18M$1.6925.75Medical Properties Trust$995.55M2.64-$2.41B-$2.77-1.58 Is CUBE or MPW a better dividend stock? CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. CubeSmart pays out 123.1% 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 -11.6% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Medical Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CUBE or MPW? In the previous week, CubeSmart had 6 more articles in the media than Medical Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CubeSmart and 6 mentions for Medical Properties Trust. CubeSmart's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Medical Properties Trust's score of 0.67 indicating that CubeSmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CubeSmart 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Medical Properties Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CUBE or MPW? CubeSmart currently has a consensus target price of $47.38, suggesting a potential upside of 8.88%. Medical Properties Trust has a consensus target price of $5.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.38%. Given Medical Properties Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41Medical 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 more profitable? CubeSmart has a net margin of 37.05% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of -174.35%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 13.57% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CubeSmart37.05% 13.57% 6.05% Medical Properties Trust -174.35%-31.14%-10.91% SummaryCubeSmart beats Medical Properties Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Medical Properties Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MPW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MPW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMedical Properties TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.63B$8.41B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield7.31%5.72%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio-1.5841.1520.0428.07Price / Sales2.644.9325.7138.44Price / CashN/A18.2021.7022.53Price / Book0.541.672.284.58Net Income-$2.41B$128.99M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance-1.68%1.53%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance-1.22%3.36%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance4.53%0.97%538.61%15.06% Medical Properties Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPWMedical Properties Trust3.9117 of 5 stars$4.38-1.8%$5.67+29.4%+7.9%$2.63B$995.55M-1.58120Analyst DowngradeCUBECubeSmart3.3561 of 5 stars$42.14-0.5%$47.38+12.4%-1.7%$9.61B$929.08M24.943,104News CoverageEx-DividendRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.6101 of 5 stars$98.39-1.0%$114.43+16.3%+4.4%$5.90B$2.34B20.851,929Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust2.7527 of 5 stars$15.71-0.3%$16.40+4.4%-4.8%$5.52B$1.22B-14.41580Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.8489 of 5 stars$57.67+0.7%$56.43-2.2%+43.4%$4.39B$698.07M35.3860Insider TradeSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.2764 of 5 stars$18.36+0.5%$19.67+7.1%+21.2%$4.37B$720.03M31.1240News CoveragePositive NewsRYNRayonier4.1256 of 5 stars$22.01-0.5%$27.75+26.1%-17.5%$3.43B$1.26B9.45420GEOGeo Group3.1321 of 5 stars$23.87+0.4%$38.00+59.2%+73.6%$3.37B$2.42B125.6416,500Analyst RevisionNHINational Health Investors3.8137 of 5 stars$69.88-0.1%$85.75+22.7%+3.4%$3.26B$335.18M22.1820News CoverageAnalyst UpgradePCHPotlatch4.3065 of 5 stars$38.28-1.6%$48.57+26.9%+6.6%$3.01B$1.06B62.751,383News CoveragePositive NewsCXWCoreCivic2.9049 of 5 stars$21.09+1.5%$35.00+66.0%+60.7%$2.30B$1.96B27.7511,649Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CubeSmart Alternatives Ryman Hospitality Properties Alternatives Healthcare Realty Trust Alternatives EPR Properties Alternatives Sabra Healthcare REIT Alternatives Rayonier Alternatives Geo Group Alternatives National Health Investors Alternatives Potlatch Alternatives CoreCivic Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MPW) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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