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As of close of business last night, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s stock clocked out at $6.21, up 1.31% from its previous closing price of $6.13. In other words, the price has increased by $1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.52 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.11.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MPW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.19. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 3729725952 and an Enterprise Value of 12324077568. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.865 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.267.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.33, which has changed by 0.37694013 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 19.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.32%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MPW traded 12.80M shares on average per day over the past three months and 9696200 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 600.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 494.29M. Insiders hold about 17.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.44% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1741910400 were 176849804 with a Short Ratio of 13.82, compared to 1739491200 on 196439806. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 176849804 and a Short% of Float of 40.8.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.46, MPW has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.54. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07504078The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.8.
