Oxinas Partners Wealth Management LLC Buys New Position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Oxinas Partners Wealth Management LLC acquired 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 SEC. The fund acquired 12,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $56,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Collective Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 16.8% during the first quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 21,720 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in Medical Properties Trust by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 376,806 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association boosted its holdings in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 9.7% in the third quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 42,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 18,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 3,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its position in Medical Properties Trust by 23.0% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 3,993 shares during the period. 71.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MPW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $2.00 to $5.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a report on Tuesday, May 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 18th. BNP Paribas cut shares of Medical Properties Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $6.00 to $4.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Colliers Securities lowered Medical Properties Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $4.25 in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.61.

Medical Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of MPW traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $4.02. The stock had a trading volume of 20,977,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,317,980. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion, a PE ratio of -1.81, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.27. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $2.92 and a 12 month high of $10.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 3.10 and a quick ratio of 3.10.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Monday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 10th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 14.93%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -27.03%.

Medical Properties Trust Company 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.