Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW Stake Lessened by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 134,879 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 6,332 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $581,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter valued at $41,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 49.5% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,875 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 2,606 shares during the last quarter. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter valued at $48,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 216.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 8,135 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 5,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 3,150.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,076 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 9,766 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

NYSE MPW opened at $5.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $4.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.71. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of -2.15 and a beta of 1.39. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.51 and a 1 year high of $6.34.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. 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 $240.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $231.90 million. Medical Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 28.80% and a negative net margin of 155.20%.Medical Properties Trust’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 11th were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -13.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Zacks Research raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Medical Properties Trust presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $5.40.

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.