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Medical Properties Trust NYSE:MPW Stock Report

Last Price

US$3.86

Market Cap

US$2.3b

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-21.5%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

NYSE:MPW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

MPW Stock Overview

A self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. More details

MPW fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Trading at 18.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 82.09% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 8.29% is not well covered by earnings


My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Competitors

National Health Investors

NYSE:NHI

US$3.2b

LTC Properties

NYSE:LTC

US$1.6b

Sila Realty Trust

NYSE:SILA

US$1.3b

American Healthcare REIT

NYSE:AHR

US$4.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Medical Properties Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$3.86
52 Week HighUS$6.55
52 Week LowUS$2.92
Beta1.33
1 Month Change-10.44%
3 Month Change-36.72%
1 Year Change-21.54%
3 Year Change-83.15%
5 Year Change-81.43%
Change since IPO-64.91%

Recent News & Updates

Medical Properties Trust: Two Income Opportunities While Investors Wait For Improvements

Dec 01

Medical Properties Trust: Oversold And Undervalued Even Against Headwinds

Nov 24

Medical Properties Trust: Investors Should Be Worried About Liquidity Issues Ahead

Nov 14

Medical Properties Trust: Buy The Dip At A 50% Discount To Book Value

Nov 08

Recent updates

Medical Properties Trust: Two Income Opportunities While Investors Wait For Improvements

Dec 01

Medical Properties Trust: Oversold And Undervalued Even Against Headwinds

Nov 24

Medical Properties Trust: Investors Should Be Worried About Liquidity Issues Ahead

Nov 14

Medical Properties Trust: Buy The Dip At A 50% Discount To Book Value

Nov 08

Medical Properties Trust Q3 Preview: Rare Insider Buy Indicates Improving Sentiment

Oct 29

Medical Properties Trust: Why Basket Making Is Important

Oct 21

My Biggest Loser List (Part 1): Medical Properties Trust (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 12

Medical Properties Trust Bulls Vs. 40%+ Short Interests

Sep 27

Medical Properties Trust: The Path To Gains Is Clearer Than Ever

Sep 20

Medical Properties Trust Soars On Positive Steward News

Sep 12

Upgrading Medical Properties Trust On Possible Bullish Catalyst

Sep 06

Medical Properties Trust: Weak Fundamentals And Bearish Technicals Vs. Low Valuations

Aug 27

Medical Properties Trust: Cash Flow Concerns Persist

Aug 21

Medical Properties Trust Is A Steal At This Price (Upgrade)

Aug 14

Medical Properties Trust: Results Incoming

Aug 06

Medical Properties Trust: The Endgame Unfolds

Jul 19

Medical Properties Trust: Why I Think It Is Worth Having A Pop

Jul 03

Medical Properties Trust: The Market Paints A Bright Future - Ignore

Jun 26

Medical Properties Trust's Turnaround Is Here - Initiate Cautious Buy

Jun 16

Medical Properties Trust: Steward Bankruptcy Exposes Shorts To Squeeze, 11.2% Dividend Yield

Jun 10

Medical Properties Trust: Renewed Risks To The Dividend

Jun 02

Medical Properties Trust Stock: Mr. Market Is Underestimating This REIT

May 25

Medical Properties: Don't Worry About The Steward Bankruptcy

May 12

Medical Properties Trust: Don't Celebrate Too Early

May 05

Very Good News For Medical Properties Trust

Apr 25

Medical Properties Trust: A Key Level Is Now In Sight (Technical Analysis)

Apr 18

Medical Properties Trust: No High Rewards Without High Risks (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 11

Medical Properties Trust Q4: Wouldn't Touch This REIT With A 10-Foot Pole

Apr 04

Medical Properties Trust: Stock Price Is Not Going Anywhere

Mar 18

Medical Properties Trust: Downgrading On Another Red Flag

Mar 07

Medical Properties Trust: Don't Fall For This Bear Market Rally

Mar 01

Medical Properties Trust Q4: No Guidance Causes Uncertainties

Feb 21

Confessions Of A Medical Properties Trust Bagholder

Jan 29

Lessons From Medical Properties Trust Stock's Implosion

Jan 16

Medical Properties Trust: A Cautionary Tale On Reaching For Yield

Jan 08

Medical Properties Trust: My Biggest Loser In 2023 (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 02

Medical Properties Trust: Dead Money At Best, Better To Avoid

Dec 25

Medical Properties Trust: Holding Through Recovery Efforts

Dec 18

Medical Properties Trust: Pricey Valuation With Various Downside Risks

Dec 04

Sell Medical Properties Trust And Buy These 10%-Yielding Blue Chips Instead

Nov 22

Medical Properties Trust: Invest In 12% Yielding Debt Over Shares

Nov 13

Medical Properties Trust: The Future Looks Bleak

Nov 02

Medical Properties Trust Is Fighting For Its Life

Oct 26

Is Medical Properties Trust A Potential Takeover Target?

Oct 20

Medical Properties Trust: Why I Am Selling At The Lows And Downgrading To 'Strong Sell'

Oct 11

Medical Properties Trust: Sifting Through The Rubble

Oct 01

Medical Properties Trust: A Disaster Investors Should Have Seen Coming

Sep 17

Medical Properties Trust: The Safest Dividend Is Probably The One That's Just Been Cut (Upgrade)

Aug 29

Medical Properties Trust: The Bottom Is In

Aug 22

Medical Properties Trust: Dividend Cut Incoming (Downgrade)

Aug 16

Shareholder Returns

MPWUS Health Care REITsUS Market
7D-1.0%-2.8%-2.7%
1Y-21.5%15.4%23.4%

Return vs Industry: MPW underperformed the US Health Care REITs industry which returned 15.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MPW underperformed the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MPW's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MPW volatility
MPW Average Weekly Movement6.6%
Health Care REITs Industry Average Movement3.4%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: MPW has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: MPW's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2003121Ed Aldagwww.medicalpropertiestrust.com

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. Since the end of the third quarter, the Company has sold four facilities and now owns approximately 43,000 licensed beds in nine countries across three continents.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Medical Properties Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MPW fundamental statistics
Market capUS$2.32b
Earnings (TTM)-US$2.66b
Revenue (TTM)US$660.17m

3.5x

P/S Ratio

-0.9x

P/E Ratio

Is MPW overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MPW income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$660.17m
Cost of RevenueUS$20.77m
Gross ProfitUS$639.40m
Other ExpensesUS$3.30b
Earnings-US$2.66b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-4.43
Gross Margin96.85%
Net Profit Margin-403.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio169.4%

How did MPW perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

8.3%

Current Dividend Yield

-20%

Payout Ratio

Does MPW pay a reliable dividends?

See MPW dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy MPW by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Medical Properties Trust dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 12 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 09 2025
Days until Ex dividend11 days
Days until Dividend pay date17 days

Does MPW pay a reliable dividends?

See MPW dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:26
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew BabinBaird
Steven ValiquetteBarclays
Steven ValiquetteBarclays