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Medical Properties Trust Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Real Estate sector while operating in the REIT – Healthcare Facilities industry. The current market capitalization of Medical Properties Trust Inc is $2.99B. A total of 12.13 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.91M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Stewart Michael G sold 32,780 shares of MPW for 5.46 per share on Oct 09 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 221,245 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 09 ’24, Stewart Michael G bought 32,780 shares at 5.49 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Pitman Elizabeth N acquired of 8,087 shares on Sep 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $6.01. This resulted in the Director holding 76,740 shares of MPW after the transaction. In another insider transaction, THOMPSON C REYNOLDS III sold 20,530 shares at $4.38 per share on Aug 27 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 54,637.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. MPW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/9/2024 when it declared a $0.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/10/2024. The MPW stock dividend was $0.15 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MPW has a high of $6.55 and a low of $2.92.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MPW’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $459.23M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.44B in debt and $2.23B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.45B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MPW is Buy with a score of 2.50.
