As of Wednesday close, Medical Properties Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:MPW) stock was down -$0.23, moving down -3.82 percent to $5.79. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 14,377,561 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 10,467,525, while in the previous 50 days, it was 12,555,948.
Since last month, MPW stock retreated -17.40%. Shares of the company fell to $5.79 on 09/20/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $14.00 was reached on 01/24/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $6.00. Since the beginning of this year, MPW’s stock price has dropped by -48.03% or -$5.35, and marked a new high 10 times. However, the stock has declined by -58.64% 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 49.49. The stock’s beta is 1.07. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.52, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.42.
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 31.30%, the RSI 9-day stood at 18.40% on 20 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Medical Properties Trust Inc. price is down by -9.81% percent or -$0.63. At present, MPW shares trade -14.48% below its 20-day simple moving average and -32.12% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -40.25% below its SMA50 and -55.29% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 12.18% and Stochastic coefficient D was 13.14%, while ATR was 0.27. Given the Stochastic reading of 0.00% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 22.25%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.36, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.63.
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 August 31, 2023. 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 3 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $9.50, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $7.00 – $12.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) will achieve an average price target of $9.10.
