Versor Investments LP Has $345,000 Position in Medical Properties Trust, Inc. $MPW

Versor Investments LP raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 12,400 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Medical Properties Trust were worth $345,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $417,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $617,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 27.3% during the first quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 1,903,990 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,481,000 after purchasing an additional 408,133 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $478,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 295.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,743,970 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $16,313,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,268 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Medical Properties Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Medical Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.40.

Medical Properties Trust Price Performance

Shares of MPW stock opened at $4.86 on Thursday. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $3.51 and a 52-week high of $6.34. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of -2.03 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.76 and a current ratio of 2.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $4.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.69.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.03). Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 155.20% and a negative return on equity of 28.80%. The business had revenue of $237.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $244.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.16 earnings per share. Medical Properties Trust’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. Medical Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -27.12%.

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.