Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW)’s stock price has decreased by -4.26 compared to its previous closing price of 4.23. However, the company has seen a -13.83% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. The Motley Fool reported 2024-04-06 that Shares of Medical Properties Trust trade at a steep discount as the REIT faces some significant risks ahead. Management is working on helping one of its troubled tenants to improve its liquidity and financials.
Is It Worth Investing in Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MPW is 1.24. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for MPW is 587.02M and currently, short sellers hold a 33.52% of that float. On April 08, 2024, MPW’s average trading volume was 23.89M shares.
MPW’s Market Performance
The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has seen a -13.83% decrease in the past week, with a -10.20% drop in the past month, and a -19.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.02% for MPW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.88% for MPW stock, with a simple moving average of -29.29% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MPW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPW stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for MPW by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MPW in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $6 based on the research report published on March 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPW reach a price target of $2. The rating they have provided for MPW stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on January 30th, 2024.
MPW Trading at 3.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MPW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -62.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.44%, as shares sank -8.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +23.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPW fell by -13.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -55.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.28. In addition, Medical Properties Trust Inc saw -17.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for MPW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.5 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Medical Properties Trust Inc stands at -0.63. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -6.88, with -2.94 for asset returns.
Based on Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 684.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at 24.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
