Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Has $202,000 Stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lowered its position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 45.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 46,961 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 39,920 shares during the period. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $202,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $48,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 5,567 shares during the period. Finally, Busey Bank acquired a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

MPW opened at $5.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.12 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $4.85 and a 200 day moving average of $4.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.76 and a current ratio of 2.76. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.51 and a fifty-two week high of $6.34.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $240.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 11th. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -13.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated 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, four have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $5.40.

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.