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As of close of business last night, Medical Properties Trust Inc’s stock clocked out at $4.63, up 2.66% from its previous closing price of $4.51. In other words, the price has increased by $2.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.15 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.48.
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 4.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.51.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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 Oct 09 ’24 when Stewart Michael G sold 32,780 shares for $5.46 per share. The transaction valued at 178,979 led to the insider holds 221,245 shares of the business.
Stewart Michael G bought 32,780 shares of MPW for $179,962 on Oct 09 ’24. On Sep 18 ’24, another insider, Pitman Elizabeth N, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 8,087 shares for $6.01 each. As a result, the insider paid 48,603 and bolstered with 76,740 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 2778926080 and an Enterprise Value of 11544335360. 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 0.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 36.07 whereas that against EBITDA is -146.086.
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 -10.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.02%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MPW traded 12.15M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8335580 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 598.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 517.42M. Insiders hold about 13.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.61% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1728950400 were 218126253 with a Short Ratio of 17.95, compared to 1726185600 on 233026078. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 218126253 and a Short% of Float of 50.370000000000005.
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 0.13303769The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.43.
