The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE:MPW) decreased by -$0.27 on Monday to finish at $7.81, down -3.34 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 23,452,541 shares of common stock traded. 10 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$3.33. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 11,957,775, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 11,050,000.
MPW stock dropped -20.63% since last month. On 08/11/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $7.45. The stock touched a high of $16.81 on 01/24/23, after rallying from a low of $7.10 in 52 weeks. The price of MPW stock has declined by -29.89% or -$3.33 this year, reaching a new high 10 times. Still, the stock price is down -53.54% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 66.75. Beta for the stock is 1.05. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.31, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.56.
Company paid $0.29 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.29 last year. A $0.01 dividend increase was reported on Friday February 18 2022.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.23, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.23. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 96.60% percent. Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s operating margin stood at 17.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $644.65 million and revenue of $1.54 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. MPW’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.40%. There was a 3.60% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 0.80%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29, it had $10.24 billion in total debt versus $299.33 million in cash and short-term investments. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $337.4 million, while revenues fell by -18.62% to $350.21 million. It was predicted that Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be -$0.07, but it ended up being $0.22, beating the consensus by -131.80%. EBITDA was $180.29 million for the quarter. At the end of Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its total debt was $10.24 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $598.4 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (MPW) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 14 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 15.91%, suggesting the stock is oversold, with a 72.66% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 10.96% and 7.30% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.46. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 10.95%, the RSI (14) reading is 24.13%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.99, and the 14-day reading is at -1.41.
Analyst Ratings
Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) was downgraded by Raymond James to a an Underperform rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a a Strong buy. Analysts have assigned Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) an Overweight rating. MPW is a stock that is recommended for selling by 1 brokerage firm, while 5 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 1 analyst. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 5 others recommend it as a buy.
What is MPW’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $7.00 and $18.00, with a median target price of $10.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) is $10.82.
