Caprock Group LLC Makes New Investment in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,737 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $84,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Silver Point Capital L.P. raised its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 155.3% during the 3rd quarter. Silver Point Capital L.P. now owns 6,000,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,100,000 after purchasing an additional 3,650,000 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Medical Properties Trust by 353.5% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,525,714 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $20,625,000 after buying an additional 2,748,245 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 435.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 923,756 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,649,000 after buying an additional 751,256 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 378.4% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 885,983 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,183,000 after buying an additional 700,783 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 21.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,704,785 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,973,000 after buying an additional 303,628 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPW has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.92.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Medical Properties Trust stock opened at $4.78 on Friday. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.22 and a fifty-two week high of $6.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $4.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.65. The stock has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.38.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.70%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 12th. Medical Properties Trust’s payout ratio is currently -7.58%.

Insider Activity

In other Medical Properties Trust news, CAO James Kevin Hanna sold 11,641 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.72, for a total value of $43,304.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 366,913 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,364,916.36. This represents a 3.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.53% of the company’s stock.

Medical Properties Trust Profile

Medical Properties Trust, Inc is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023.