Inspire Investing LLC Has $392,000 Stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW

Inspire Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 58.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 90,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,419 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MPW. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 43.2% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 7,134,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,022,000 after purchasing an additional 2,152,861 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 295.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,743,970 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $16,313,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,268 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $7,311,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 13.4% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,020,568 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,424,000 after purchasing an additional 1,182,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,086,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $24,644,000 after purchasing an additional 410,374 shares during the last quarter. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective 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. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $5.40.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Down 0.1%

Medical Properties Trust stock opened at $5.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of -2.15 and a beta of 1.39. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.51 and a twelve month high of $6.34. The company has a quick ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $4.68 and a 200-day moving average of $4.73.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $240.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $231.90 million. Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 155.20% and a negative return on equity of 28.80%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.23 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

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

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.