As of Thursday close, Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:MPW) stock was down -$0.12, moving down -1.63 percent to $7.22. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 7,464,940 shares. 4 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.13 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 16,986,596, while in the previous 50 days, it was 11,683,006.
Since last month, MPW stock retreated -26.77%. Shares of the company fell to $6.38 on 08/18/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $15.16 was reached on 01/24/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $6.38. Since the beginning of this year, MPW’s stock price has dropped by -35.19% or -$3.92, and marked a new high 10 times. However, the stock has declined by -52.37% since its 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has a P/E ratio of about 61.71. The stock’s beta is 1.05. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.08, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.52.
The latest dividend of $0.15 per share was paid out, which is -48.28% less than last year’s $0.29. On Monday August 21 2023, a $0.14 dividend decrease 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. 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 34.08%, the RSI 9-day stood at 36.29% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Medical Properties Trust Inc. price is up by +1.83% percent or $0.13. At present, MPW shares trade -26.85% below its 20-day simple moving average and -13.74% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -19.15% below its SMA50 and -42.47% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 50.21% and Stochastic coefficient D was 40.05%, while ATR was 0.35. Given the Stochastic reading of 54.37% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 33.99%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.19, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.06.
Analyst Ratings
Medical Properties Trust Inc. downgraded its rating on Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) to a Neutral in a note to investors on Sep-01-23. The analysts firm previously had a Buy rating on the stock.Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 2 brokerage firms, 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 4 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $10.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $7.00 – $15.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) will achieve an average price target of $9.55.
