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In the latest session, Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) closed at $4.04 down -1.70% from its previous closing price of $4.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.91 million shares were traded. MPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.96.
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 8.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.97. 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:
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 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 2467644160 and an Enterprise Value of 11368286208. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.22 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.433.
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 -11.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.82%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MPW has traded an average of 12.18M shares per day and 10379250 over the past ten days. A total of 600.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 517.62M. Insiders hold about 13.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.45% stake in the company. Shares short for MPW as of 1732838400 were 230254125 with a Short Ratio of 18.90, compared to 1730332800 on 222178780. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 230254125 and a Short% of Float of 53.150003999999996.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MPW is 0.46, from 0.53 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13151364The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.55.