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In the latest session, Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $5.14 down -6.88% from its previous closing price of $5.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.27 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.845 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.14.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Medical Properties Trust Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.61.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when Hanna James Kevin bought 7,411 shares for $5.75 per share. The transaction valued at 42,613 led to the insider holds 372,338 shares of the business.
Hanna James Kevin sold 11,641 shares of MPW for $43,305 on Dec 26 ’24. The Senior VP, Controller & CAO now owns 366,913 shares after completing the transaction at $3.72 per share. On Dec 23 ’24, another insider, Hooper Rosa Handley, who serves as the SVP of Operations of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $3.67 each. As a result, the insider received 11,010 and left with 356,600 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 3118201600 and an Enterprise Value of 11909663744. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.466 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.686.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.46, which has changed by 0.0554415 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 -7.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.75%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MPW has traded an average of 11.07M shares per day and 9348640 over the past ten days. A total of 600.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 499.17M. Insiders hold about 17.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.40% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1744675200 were 164360125 with a Short Ratio of 14.85, compared to 1741910400 on 176849804. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 164360125 and a Short% of Float of 38.75.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MPW is 0.39, from 0.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.83.
Earnings Estimates
The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.0, with high estimates of $0.0 and low estimates of $0.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0 and $0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0. EPS for the following year is $0.17, with 1 analysts recommending between $0.17 and $0.17.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $240.05M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $275.08M to a low estimate of $219.7M. As of the current estimate, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s year-ago sales were $266.56MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $242.99M. There is a high estimate of $272.36M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $222M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MPW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $883.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $962.94M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $995.55MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.12B and the low estimate is $958.4M.
