Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) Trading Up 0.2%

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) shares shot up 0.2% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $4.48 and last traded at $4.43. 3,500,174 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average session volume of 22,616,867 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.42.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on MPW. Colliers Securities lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research report on Friday, January 5th. Mizuho lowered their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $9.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Up 2.7 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 2.26. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.22 and a 200 day moving average of $4.35.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 22nd will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.93%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -63.83%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MPW. Norges Bank bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $25,655,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 880.2% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,951,543 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $21,536,000 after purchasing an additional 3,548,423 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,610,221 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $46,926,000 after purchasing an additional 1,989,853 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 517.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,150,378 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,558,000 after acquiring an additional 1,801,858 shares during the period. Finally, Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC now owns 5,065,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,609,000 after acquiring an additional 1,680,200 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Company Profile

Medical Properties Trust, Inc is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023.