Medical Properties Trust Inc [NYSE: MPW] jumped around 0.15 points on Friday, while shares priced at $3.84 at the close of the session, up 4.07%. The company report on February 21, 2024 at 8:00 AM that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results.
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “MPT”) (NYSE: MPW) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2023, as well as certain events occurring subsequent to quarter end.
Compared to the average trading volume of 22.05M shares, MPW reached a trading volume of 14005833 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MPW shares is $4.25 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MPW stock is a recommendation set at 3.64. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for Medical Properties Trust Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on January 30, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on January 05, 2024, representing the official price target for Medical Properties Trust Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $12 to $4.50, while Stifel kept a Hold rating on MPW stock. On October 16, 2023, analysts decreased their price target for MPW shares from 7 to 4.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Medical Properties Trust Inc is set at 0.25, with the Price to Sales ratio for MPW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.64. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.30, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.42. Price to Free Cash Flow for MPW in the course of the last twelve months was 4.17.
How has MPW stock performed recently?
Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.52. With this latest performance, MPW shares gained by 17.07% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -45.45% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -68.52% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MPW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 56.33, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 61.67, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 52.04 for Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 3.91, while it was recorded at 3.70 for the last single week of trading, and 6.30 for the last 200 days.
Earnings analysis for Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Medical Properties Trust Inc posted 0.05/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.22/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -77.30%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MPW.
Insider trade positions for Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW]
The top three institutional holders of MPW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in MPW stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in MPW stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
