Medical Properties Trust Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:MPW)

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders acquired 84,525 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 25% compared to the typical volume of 67,652 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Medical Properties Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MPW. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $43,000. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter worth about $100,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter worth about $181,000. Norden Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $61,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Medical Properties Trust stock opened at $4.87 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.33. Medical Properties Trust has a one year low of $2.92 and a one year high of $10.74. The company has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of -5.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.19. 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 Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Colliers Securities lowered shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research note on Friday, January 5th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Medical Properties Trust has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.75.

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.