DGS Capital Management LLC Acquires New Holdings in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 36,310 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $178,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPW. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 1.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 84,116 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,778,000 after purchasing an additional 1,164 shares in the last quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 2.3% in the first quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 57,304 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,269 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Medical Properties Trust by 9.2% in the second quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 18,184 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,534 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,402 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 1,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 130,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,684 shares during the last quarter. 71.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

MPW stock opened at $4.77 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.26, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.14 and a 200-day moving average of $4.37. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $2.92 and a fifty-two week high of $10.74.

Medical Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 19th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.58%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -63.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MPW shares. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $8.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Medical Properties Trust from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. BNP Paribas upgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, March 1st. StockNews.com downgraded Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Medical Properties Trust from $9.00 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.75.

Medical Properties Trust Profile

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.