The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has seen a 5.05% increase in the past week, with a -13.52% drop in the past month, and a 2.04% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.27% for MPW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.51% for MPW stock, with a simple moving average of 9.27% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MPW is 1.33. 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.”
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The public float for MPW is 551.59M and currently, short sellers hold a 39.02% of that float. On October 21, 2024, MPW’s average trading volume was 12.91M shares.
MPW) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) has increased by 5.94 when compared to last closing price of 4.71. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-10-18 that Are these stocks too risky to take a chance on today?
Analysts’ Opinion of MPW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPW stocks, with Colliers Securities repeating the rating for MPW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MPW in the upcoming period, according to Colliers Securities is $6.50 based on the research report published on September 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPW reach a price target of $4. The rating they have provided for MPW stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 02nd, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to MPW, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on April 17th of the current year.
MPW Trading at -3.05% 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 -23.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.21%, as shares sank -13.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPW rose by +5.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.39. In addition, Medical Properties Trust Inc saw 1.63% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MPW starting from Stewart Michael G, who sale 32,780 shares at the price of $5.46 back on Oct 09 ’24. After this action, Stewart Michael G now owns 221,245 shares of Medical Properties Trust Inc, valued at $178,979 using the latest closing price.
Stewart Michael G, the Director of Medical Properties Trust Inc, proposed sale 32,780 shares at $5.49 during a trade that took place back on Oct 09 ’24, which means that Stewart Michael G is holding shares at $179,962 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 0.02. 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 0.62 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 1.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.13.
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 16.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has been better 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.
