Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Holdings Raised by Captrust Financial Advisors

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 28.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 114,447 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,218 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $452,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 230.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,082 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 4,241 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. RFG Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, RS Crum Inc. bought a new position in Medical Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPW has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $5.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of MPW stock opened at $4.95 on Tuesday. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $3.51 and a 12-month high of $6.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.84.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $223.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $233.80 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

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.