In the past week, MPW stock has gone down by -2.49%, with a monthly gain of 24.89% and a quarterly surge of 43.17%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.51%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.49% for Medical Properties Trust Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.89% for MPW’s stock, with a 23.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.31.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for MPW is 494.29M, and currently, short sellers hold a 37.30% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MPW on March 17, 2025 was 13.58M shares.
MPW) stock’s latest price update
Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE: MPW)’s stock price has increased by 0.86 compared to its previous closing price of 5.82. However, the company has seen a -2.49% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-14 that Zacks.com users have recently been watching Medical Properties (MPW) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock’s prospects.
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 $9 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Colliers Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPW reach a price target of $6.50. The rating they have provided for MPW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 13th, 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Neutral” to MPW, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on July 02nd of the previous year.
MPW Trading at 21.96% 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 -10.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.51%, as shares surge +21.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +57.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MPW fell by -2.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.44. In addition, Medical Properties Trust Inc saw 48.61% 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 Hanna James Kevin, who purchase 7,411 shares at the price of $5.75 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Hanna James Kevin now owns 372,338 shares of Medical Properties Trust Inc, valued at $42,613 using the latest closing price.
Hanna James Kevin, the Senior VP, Controller & CAO of Medical Properties Trust Inc, sale 11,641 shares at $3.72 during a trade that took place back on Dec 26 ’24, which means that Hanna James Kevin is holding 366,913 shares at $43,305 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MPW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Medical Properties Trust Inc stands at -2.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -38.69, with -14.79 for asset returns.
Based on Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.9. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 840.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
