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Stocks Info
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 $2.48B. A total of 9.48 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.30M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Hanna James Kevin sold 11,641 shares of MPW for 3.72 per share on Dec 26 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior VP, Controller & CAO now owns 366,913 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 23 ’24, Hooper Rosa Handley sold 3,000 shares at 3.67 per share. MPW shares that SVP of Operations owns now total 356,600.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Hanna James Kevin acquired of 11,641 shares on Dec 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $3.65. In another insider transaction, Stewart Michael G sold 32,780 shares at $5.46 per share on Oct 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 221,245.
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 7.4% when it declared a $0.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 13.3%. The MPW stock dividend was $0.08 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 $9.06, 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.
