Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW)’s stock price has dropped by -1.01 in relation to previous closing price of 4.93. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.72% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-08-15 that The specialty real estate investment trust announced a significant divestment. It has sold a clutch of its properties in Colorado to a tenant.
Is It Worth Investing in Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for MPW is at 1.32. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for MPW is 588.37M, and currently, shorts hold a 37.09% of that float. The average trading volume for MPW on August 16, 2024 was 13.44M shares.
MPW’s Market Performance
The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has seen a 4.72% increase in the past week, with a 3.61% rise in the past month, and a -4.69% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.03% for MPW. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.97% for MPW’s stock, with a 8.71% simple moving average for the past 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 “Neutral.” The predicted price for MPW in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $4 based on the research report published on July 02, 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 $5. The rating they have provided for MPW stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 17th, 2024.
Colliers Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to MPW, setting the target price at $4.25 in the report published on April 10th of the current year.
MPW Trading at 2.78% 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 -36.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.22%, as shares surge +1.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPW rose by +4.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.84. In addition, Medical Properties Trust Inc saw -0.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MPW starting from Pitman Elizabeth N, who sale 10,025 shares at the price of $4.98 back on Aug 15 ’24. After this action, Pitman Elizabeth N now owns 68,653 shares of Medical Properties Trust Inc, valued at $49,925 using the latest closing price.
Pitman Elizabeth N, the Director of Medical Properties Trust Inc, proposed sale 10,025 shares at $4.90 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Pitman Elizabeth N is holding shares at $49,122 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MPW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Medical Properties Trust Inc stands at -2.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -24.06, with -9.86 for asset returns.
Based on Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -534.84 million with net debt to EBITDA at 35.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 16.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
