As of Thursday close, Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:MPW) stock was up $0.11, moving up 1.49 percent to $7.50. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 16,003,880 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.63 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 12,332,266, while in the previous 50 days, it was 10,997,208.
Since last month, MPW stock retreated -28.09%. Shares of the company fell to $7.29 on 08/17/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $16.65 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 -32.68% or -$3.64, and marked a new high 10 times. However, the stock has declined by -54.95% since its 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Right now, Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has a P/E ratio of about 64.10. The stock’s beta is 1.07. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.18, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.54.
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 June 29 was 1.23, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.23. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 96.60% percent. In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 17.30%. 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 0.80%.
In Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $10.24 billion against cash and short-term investments of $299.33 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 -18.62% to $350.21 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $337.4 million. While analysts expected Medical Properties Trust Inc. to report $0.22 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was -$0.07 per share, beating the consensus estimate by -131.80%. During the quarter, the company generated $180.29 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $598.4 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (MPW) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 69.61%, the RSI 9-day stood at 17.69% on 17 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Medical Properties Trust Inc. price is down by -7.75% percent or -$0.63. At present, MPW shares trade -26.97% below its 20-day simple moving average and -0.40% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -16.48% below its SMA50 and -35.29% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 4.14% and Stochastic coefficient D was 6.99%, while ATR was 0.41. Given the Stochastic reading of 7.19% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 23.90%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.70, while the 14-day reading stands at -1.33.
Analyst Ratings
Medical Properties Trust Inc. downgraded its rating on Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) to an Underperform in a note to investors on August 11, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Strong buy rating on the stock.Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, MPW is a sell, and 5 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 1 analyst who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Medical Properties Trust Inc. stock as buy, with 5 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $10.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $7.00 – $18.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) will achieve an average price target of $10.82.
