Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 251,545 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 18,519 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $1,235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MPW. Arizona State Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 1.4% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 170,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $928,000 after acquiring an additional 2,304 shares during the period. abrdn plc increased its position in Medical Properties Trust by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. abrdn plc now owns 125,218 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 2,622 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association increased its position in Medical Properties Trust by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 42,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 34.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 14,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 3,771 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 23.0% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 3,993 shares during the period. 71.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on MPW shares. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $8.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Colliers Securities cut shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $10.00 to $4.25 in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of MPW stock opened at $4.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.18, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $4.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.33. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $2.92 and a twelve month high of $10.74.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 22nd were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.32%. Medical Properties Trust’s payout ratio is currently -63.83%.

About Medical Properties Trust

Medical Properties Trust, Inc is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023.