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In the latest session, Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $5.17 down -3.54% from its previous closing price of $5.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.48 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.09.
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 9.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.65. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 3105102080 and an Enterprise Value of 11741496320. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.304 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.451.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPW is 1.47, which has changed by 0.2957393 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 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 -4.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.88%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MPW has traded an average of 12.75M shares per day and 12903870 over the past ten days. A total of 600.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 494.33M. Insiders hold about 17.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.38% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1741910400 were 176849804 with a Short Ratio of 13.56, 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
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MPW is 0.54, from 0.46 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0858209The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.81.
