Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Has $809,000 Holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 13.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 164,161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 24,912 shares during the quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MPW. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 1.4% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 170,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 2,304 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc lifted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. abrdn plc now owns 125,218 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $682,000 after buying an additional 2,622 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association boosted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 42,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 3,721 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 34.4% in the third quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 14,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 3,771 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 23.0% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 3,993 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research report on Friday, January 5th. BNP Paribas raised Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, March 1st. StockNews.com lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $2.00 to $5.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

NYSE:MPW opened at $4.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 2.26. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $2.92 and a one year high of $10.74. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $4.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.33. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.18, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.19.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 22nd were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 19th. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -63.83%.

About Medical Properties Trust

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.