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In the latest session, Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $4.77 up 3.25% from its previous closing price of $4.62. In other words, the price has increased by $3.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.1 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.65.
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 11.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
On April 10, 2024, Colliers Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $10 to $4.25.
Exane BNP Paribas Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on March 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $6.
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 2857707264 and an Enterprise Value of 12645076992. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.276 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.727.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MPW has reached a high of $10.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.84%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MPW has traded an average of 20.36M shares per day and 17293220 over the past ten days. A total of 598.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 587.00M. Insiders hold about 2.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.33% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1711584000 were 206638748 with a Short Ratio of 10.15, compared to 1709164800 on 196121484. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 206638748 and a Short% of Float of 48.02.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MPW is 0.59, from 0.88 in the trailing year. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.57.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $202.46, with high estimates of $637.72 and low estimates of $16.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $Technology and $Basic Materials for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $Energy.
