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After finishing at $4.48 in the prior trading day, Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $4.26, down -4.91%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.38 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.21.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MPW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.69.
On July 02, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $4.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Sell to Hold on April 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $5.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 09 ’24 when Stewart Michael G sold 32,780 shares for $5.46 per share. The transaction valued at 178,979 led to the insider holds 221,245 shares of the business.
Stewart Michael G bought 32,780 shares of MPW for $179,962 on Oct 09 ’24. On Sep 18 ’24, another insider, Pitman Elizabeth N, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 8,087 shares for $6.01 each. As a result, the insider paid 48,603 and bolstered with 76,740 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 2557704192 and an Enterprise Value of 11500374016. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.42 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.764.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MPW has reached a high of $6.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 12.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10942410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 598.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 517.59M. Insiders hold about 13.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.23% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1731628800 were 227914384 with a Short Ratio of 18.41, compared to 1728950400 on 218126253. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 227914384 and a Short% of Float of 52.61.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MPW’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.53, compared to 0.53 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11830357The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.43.
