Captrust Financial Advisors Grows Position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 28.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 114,447 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,218 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $452,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 230.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,082 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 4,241 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter worth $40,000. RS Crum Inc. acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. RFG Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

MPW stock opened at $4.95 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $5.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.84. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $3.51 and a 52-week high of $6.55. The company has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of -1.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $223.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $233.80 million. Medical Properties Trust’s quarterly revenue was down 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.