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The price of Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $4.79 in the last session, up 0.42% from day before closing price of $4.77. In other words, the price has increased by $0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.5 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.73.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MPW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.45. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 26 ’24 when Hanna James Kevin sold 11,641 shares for $3.72 per share. The transaction valued at 43,305 led to the insider holds 366,913 shares of the business.
Hooper Rosa Handley sold 3,000 shares of MPW for $11,010 on Dec 23 ’24. The SVP of Operations now owns 356,600 shares after completing the transaction at $3.67 per share. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Hanna James Kevin, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,641 shares for $3.65 each.
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 2875916032 and an Enterprise Value of 11818586112. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.902 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.559.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.42, which has changed by 0.35897434 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21659255 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 $3.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.58%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MPW traded on average about 13.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 14849040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 600.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 508.86M. Insiders hold about 15.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.01% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1736899200 were 230791129 with a Short Ratio of 17.29, compared to 1734048000 on 236031047. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 230791129 and a Short% of Float of 53.269999999999996.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MPW is 0.46, which was 0.53 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.111111104The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.75.
