Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW Shares Acquired by Caxton Associates LLP

Caxton Associates LLP boosted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 115.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 617,826 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 330,946 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP owned 0.10% of Medical Properties Trust worth $2,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPW. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the first quarter valued at about $41,000. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter worth approximately $48,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 216.8% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 8,135 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 5,567 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $4.50 to $5.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.63.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Down 0.7%

MPW opened at $5.10 on Monday. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $3.51 and a 12 month high of $6.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of $5.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 2.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.32 and a beta of 1.44.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.03). Medical Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 14.82% and a negative net margin of 75.76%.The company had revenue of $237.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $244.89 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.16 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.1%. This is a boost from Medical Properties Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -30.51%.

Medical Properties Trust 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.