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The closing price of Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) was $4.00 for the day, down -3.15% from the previous closing price of $4.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.28 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.1275 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.96.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MPW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.89. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 2401600000 and an Enterprise Value of 11344270336. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.184 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.373.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.34, which has changed by 0.30293155 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 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 $2.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.84%.
Shares Statistics:
MPW traded an average of 12.19M shares per day over the past three months and 14191570 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 600.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 517.69M. Insiders hold about 13.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.43% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1735603200 were 230236045 with a Short Ratio of 18.89, compared to 1732838400 on 230254125. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 230236045 and a Short% of Float of 53.150003999999996.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.53, MPW has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.46. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12832929The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.67.
