Medical Properties Trust Inc [NYSE: MPW] traded at a high on Friday, posting a 1.58 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $4.50.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 11365191 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Medical Properties Trust Inc stands at 2.89% while the volatility over the past one month is 5.18%.
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The market cap for MPW stock reached $2.70 billion, with 598.99 million shares outstanding and 588.41 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 12.24M shares, MPW reached a trading volume of 11365191 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 $5.07 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 3.45. 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.
Exane BNP Paribas have made an estimate for Medical Properties Trust Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 02, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on April 17, 2024, representing the official price target for Medical Properties Trust Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $10 to $4.25, while Colliers Securities kept a Neutral rating on MPW stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Medical Properties Trust Inc is set at 0.21, with the Price to Sales ratio for MPW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.74. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.44, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.01. Price to Free Cash Flow for MPW in the course of the last twelve months was 6.70.
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 -0.22. With this latest performance, MPW shares dropped by -2.81% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.74% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -38.69% 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 45.33, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 44.67, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.24 for Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 4.64, while it was recorded at 4.43 for the last single week of trading, and 4.48 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 0.19/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.19/share. 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]
There are presently around $67.02%, or 68.06%% of MPW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MPW stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 92.15 million shares, which is approximately 15.3511%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 92.1 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$396.97 million in MPW stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$144.55 million in MPW stock with ownership which is approximately 5.3985%.
