Investors Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW)

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Investors bought 112,844 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 78% compared to the typical daily volume of 63,487 put options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. 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. Colliers Securities lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. StockNews.com lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research note on Tuesday, May 14th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $4.50 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MPW. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 112.1% during the 1st quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 7,225 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 3,819 shares during the period. Tucker Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 2,447.6% during the 3rd quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 7,974 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 7,661 shares during the period. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. Cetera Trust Company N.A purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter valued at $43,000. 71.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Down 7.5 %

Shares of MPW opened at $4.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 3.10 and a current ratio of 3.10. The company has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a PE ratio of -1.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.27. Medical Properties Trust has a fifty-two week low of $2.92 and a fifty-two week high of $10.74.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 10th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 10th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.92%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -27.03%.

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.