Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Shares Acquired by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC grew its holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 23.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 21,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 3,993 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $105,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 525.6% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 59,476 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 49,969 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter worth $81,000. abrdn plc grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 321.0% during the fourth quarter. abrdn plc now owns 527,138 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,588,000 after purchasing an additional 401,920 shares in the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 38,277 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 4,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter worth $122,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MPW opened at $4.50 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.32. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $2.92 and a one year high of $10.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a current ratio of 2.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.79, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.19.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 22nd were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.33%. Medical Properties Trust’s payout ratio is -63.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on MPW. Colliers Securities downgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of 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 report on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $8.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.