Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) will be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 9th. Analysts expect Medical Properties Trust to post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter. Persons that wish to listen to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

NYSE MPW opened at $4.50 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $4.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.32. Medical Properties Trust has a fifty-two week low of $2.92 and a fifty-two week high of $10.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a current ratio of 2.26.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Investors of record on Monday, April 22nd were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.33%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -63.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. BNP Paribas raised Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $8.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. StockNews.com cut shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Truist Financial increased 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, Colliers Securities lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. 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, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.75.

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.