As of Friday close, Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:MPW) stock was up $0.08, moving up 0.81 percent to $9.95. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 7,137,400 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.10 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 7,911,270, while in the previous 50 days, it was 10,671,866.
Since last month, MPW stock rose 8.62%. Shares of the company fell to $8.99 on 07/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $16.81 was reached on 01/24/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $7.10. Since the beginning of this year, MPW’s stock price has dropped by -10.68% or -$1.19, and marked a new high 10 times. However, the stock has declined by -40.81% since its 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has a P/E ratio of about 19.74. The stock’s beta is 1.01. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.09, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.71.
The latest dividend of $0.29 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.29. On Friday February 18 2022, a $0.01 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 was 1.24, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.24. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 97.00% percent. In the year ended March 30, operating margins totaled 39.70%. Based on annual data, MPW earned $644.65 million in gross profit and brought in $1.54 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.60%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 3.50%.
In Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for March 30, it reported total debt of $10.44 billion against cash and short-term investments of $346.45 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. MPW’s revenue fell -17.02% to $380.49 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $350.21 million. While analysts expected Medical Properties Trust Inc. to report $0.22 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.05 per share, beating the consensus estimate by -77.30%. During the quarter, the company generated $211.46 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $598.3 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (MPW) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 24.85%, the RSI 9-day stood at 48.76% on 04 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Medical Properties Trust Inc. price is down by -1.00% percent or -$0.10. At present, MPW shares trade +7.45% above its 20-day simple moving average and +14.50% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +25.95% above its SMA50 and -10.92% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 27.10% and Stochastic coefficient D was 25.00%, while ATR was 0.31. Given the Stochastic reading of 35.80% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 53.60%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.22, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.28.
Analyst Ratings
Wells Fargo launched its rating on Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) to an Equal weight in a note to investors on April 20, 2023. Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, MPW is a sell, and 6 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Medical Properties Trust Inc. stock as buy, with 6 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $11.50, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $9.00 – $18.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) will achieve an average price target of $11.67.
