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Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed the day trading at $5.33 up 2.50% from the previous closing price of $5.20. In other words, the price has increased by $2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.0 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MPW, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.07. 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:
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 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:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66.
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 $3.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.29%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 600.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 495.32M. Insiders hold about 17.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.18% stake in the company.
