Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) is expected to be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.16 per share and revenue of $218.77 million for the quarter. Investors that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

MPW stock opened at $4.87 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $4.33 and a 200-day moving average of $4.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. Medical Properties Trust has a 12 month low of $3.51 and a 12 month high of $6.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.32.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.58%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -7.58%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on MPW shares. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Mizuho cut their price objective 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.92.

Insider Buying and Selling at Medical Properties Trust

In other Medical Properties Trust news, CAO James Kevin Hanna sold 11,641 shares of Medical Properties Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.72, for a total transaction of $43,304.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 366,913 shares in the company, valued at $1,364,916.36. The trade was a 3.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.