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As of close of business last night, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s stock clocked out at $4.31, down -0.46% from its previous closing price of $4.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.07 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.4799 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.3.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MPW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.76 and its Current Ratio is at 2.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Exane BNP Paribas on March 12, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $9 from $5 previously.
On September 13, 2024, Colliers Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $6.50.
Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on July 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $4.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 05 ’25 when Stewart Michael G sold 29,000 shares for $5.20 per share. The transaction valued at 150,800 led to the insider holds 216,100 shares of the business.
Stewart Michael G bought 29,000 shares of MPW for $150,800 on May 05 ’25. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Hanna James Kevin, who serves as the Senior VP, Controller & CAO of the company, bought 7,411 shares for $5.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 42,613 and bolstered with 372,338 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MPW now has a Market Capitalization of 2590740992 and an Enterprise Value of 11731002368. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.913 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.936.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.38, which has changed by -0.015981734 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MPW has reached a high of $6.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.94%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MPW traded 8.92M shares on average per day over the past three months and 9047260 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 600.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 495.75M. Insiders hold about 17.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.00% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1753920000 were 173768048 with a Short Ratio of 19.47, compared to 1751241600 on 175213288. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 173768048 and a Short% of Float of 41.54.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.32, MPW has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.32. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.073903The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.94.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) is currently drawing attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.02, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of $0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.24 and -$0.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.04. EPS for the following year is $0.11, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.11 and $0.11.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $254.08M. It ranges from a high estimate of $272.36M to a low estimate of $235.8M. As of the current estimate, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s year-ago sales were $225.83MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $257.78M. There is a high estimate of $273.66M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $241.9M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MPW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $932.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $986.7M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $995.55MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.1B and the low estimate is $986.92M.
