Caxton Associates LLP Makes New $1.73 Million Investment in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 286,880 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,730,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Medical Properties Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $617,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 27.3% in the first quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 1,903,990 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,481,000 after buying an additional 408,133 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $478,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 126.6% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 107,484 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $648,000 after acquiring an additional 60,061 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 13.4% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,020,568 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $60,424,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182,028 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on MPW. Zacks Research raised Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.58.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

MPW stock opened at $4.59 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.76. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.51 and a 1 year high of $6.55. The company has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.92 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $4.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.86.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $240.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $231.90 million. Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 155.20% and a negative return on equity of 28.80%. The firm’s revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 11th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.0%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -13.39%.

About Medical Properties Trust

Medical Properties Trust, Inc is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023.