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As of close of business last night, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s stock clocked out at $5.76, down -0.17% from its previous closing price of $5.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.27 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.005 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.73.
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 5.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.51.
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:
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 Sep 18 ’24 when Pitman Elizabeth N bought 8,087 shares for $6.01 per share. The transaction valued at 48,603 led to the insider holds 76,740 shares of the business.
THOMPSON C REYNOLDS III sold 20,530 shares of MPW for $89,921 on Aug 27 ’24. The Director now owns 54,637 shares after completing the transaction at $4.38 per share. On Aug 15 ’24, another insider, Pitman Elizabeth N, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,025 shares for $4.98 each. As a result, the insider received 49,925 and left with 68,653 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 3457152256 and an Enterprise Value of 12222561280. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 38.189 whereas that against EBITDA is -154.669.
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 $2.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.49%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MPW traded 13.44M shares on average per day over the past three months and 20001470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 598.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 551.49M. Insiders hold about 1.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.65% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1724976000 were 236710392 with a Short Ratio of 17.62, compared to 1722384000 on 218254847. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 236710392 and a Short% of Float of 54.669999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.6, MPW has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.53. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10398614The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.26.
