Signaturefd LLC Has $292,000 Position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 525.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 59,476 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 49,969 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $292,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tucker Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 2,447.6% during the third quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 7,974 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 7,661 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Gratus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, Vanderbilt University acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research report on Friday, January 5th. StockNews.com downgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the company from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

MPW opened at $4.51 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.35. The company has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a PE ratio of -4.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.20. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.92 and a 1 year high of $10.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 2.26.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Investors of record on Monday, April 22nd will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.30%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -63.83%.

About Medical Properties Trust

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.