MPW has 36-month beta value of 1.18. Analysts have mixed views 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 35.20% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MPW on April 22, 2024 was 19.74M shares.
MPW) stock’s latest price update
Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW)’s stock price has plunge by -11.42relation to previous closing price of 4.99. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 10.78% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 24/7 Wall Street reported 2024-04-20 that Take This Retirement Quiz To Get Matched With An Advisor Now (Sponsored) Are you ready for retirement?
MPW’s Market Performance
MPW’s stock has risen by 10.78% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.00% and a quarterly rise of 43.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.28% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.27% for Medical Properties Trust Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.90% for MPW’s stock, with a -19.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MPW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPW stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for MPW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for MPW in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $5 based on the research report published on April 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Colliers Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPW reach a price target of $4.25, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for MPW stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 10th, 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Outperform” to MPW, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on March 01st of the current year.
MPW Trading at 6.75% 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 -58.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.28%, as shares surge +3.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +35.58% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPW rose by +10.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -53.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.35. In addition, Medical Properties Trust Inc saw -9.98% 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 14.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
