Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) To Go Ex-Dividend on September 10th

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPT) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of 0.09 per share on Thursday, October 8th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

NYSE:MPT opened at $4.19 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.12, a quick ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16. Medical Properties Trust has a 1-year low of $3.99 and a 1-year high of $6.47. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.83 and a beta of 1.41.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.15. Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 2.96% and a negative return on equity of 0.66%. The business had revenue of $259.28 million during the quarter. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Medical Properties Trust

Medical Properties Trust, Inc (NYSE: MPT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and finances hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Founded in 2003 by Edward K. Aldag Jr., the company’s business model centers on providing real estate capital to healthcare operators through long-term leases, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit developments and mortgage financing. By specializing in healthcare real estate, MPT aims to deliver steady rental income and asset-based returns while enabling operators to access capital for clinical operations and growth.

The company’s portfolio primarily comprises acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, behavioral health centers and other specialty hospitals.