26,100 Shares in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Bought by BCO Wealth Management LLC

BCO Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 26,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $103,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Silver Point Capital L.P. grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 155.3% during the third quarter. Silver Point Capital L.P. now owns 6,000,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,650,000 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in Medical Properties Trust by 353.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,525,714 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $20,625,000 after buying an additional 2,748,245 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 435.5% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 923,756 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,649,000 after acquiring an additional 751,256 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Medical Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,114,000. Finally, Wilsey Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Wilsey Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,652,803 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $18,379,000 after acquiring an additional 362,582 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Shares of MPW opened at $6.11 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.32. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.51 and a fifty-two week high of $6.55. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.38.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.23%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -8.42%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $5.00 to $9.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.64.

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.