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 393 facilities and approximately 39,000 licensed beds in nine countries and across three continents as of March 31, 2025. MPT’s financing model facilitates acquisitions and recapitalizations and allows operators of hospitals to unlock the value of their real estate assets to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades and other investments in operations.
It’s been a while since we checked in on commodity markets, which, like other markets, are having quite the interesting year. In particular, gold continues its march upward, while oil remains in a slump. As for the rest, most have been up and down and ended up close to where they were a year ago. By the end, you’ll see why gold stocks still look cheap despite these record prices — and why oil stocks, oddly enough, look expensive even as crude declines.
Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, although notably the Utilities sector gained 3.1% in that time. More promisingly, the market is up 17% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually. Market details ›