MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images August 8th was a very volatile day for shareholders of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW). At one point, shares were down nearly 10.5%. But by the end of the day, they ended closing up by 4.4%. This volatility came after management announced financial results covering the second quarter of the company's 2024 fiscal year. Revenue came in slightly higher than anticipated, while normalized FFO (funds from operations) came in at around what analysts thought it wo ...

Medical Properties Trust must limit its cash dividends while a key tenant remains in bankruptcy. Medical Properties Trust (MPW 4.36%) has offered a double-digit dividend yield for over a year. That big yield was a sign that the market didn't believe the real estate investment trust (REIT) would be able to maintain its dividend level, even after cutting it by nearly 50% last August. The market's skepticism proved to be correct. The healthcare REIT is indeed reducing its dividend again. The cut, which could p ...

Medical Properties (MPW) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.48 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an FFO surprise of 15%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this health care real estate investment trust would post FFO of $0.25 per share when it actually produced FFO of $0.24, delivering a surprise of -4%. Over the la ...

Catherine Delahaye In the coming days, it's highly likely that investors will see a great deal of volatility coming from a REIT by the name of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW). Those who follow the company closely know that the last couple of years have been rather tumultuous for it. Concerns over major tenants, not to mention high levels of debt, have caused the stock price to take quite a dive. But those who are bullish about the company, like me, currently believe that upside potential is significant. ...

Investors interested in REIT and Equity Trust - Other stocks are likely familiar with Medical Properties (MPW) and SL Green (SLG) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look. The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while ...

Medical Properties Trust (MPW 2.12%) expanded aggressively when interest rates were low. The real estate investment trust (REIT) took on a lot of debt to build one of the world's largest portfolios of hospital real estate. That rapid growth allowed the REIT to grow its dividend. Another sale in the books The REIT invested $92 million to fund the initial development of these properties between 2015 and 2017 for the previous tenant, Adeptus. However, Adeptus filed for bankruptcy in 2017. Dignity Health leased ...

Medical Properties (MPW) closed the most recent trading day at $5.20, moving +1.56% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.51%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.93%. Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Medical Properties in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $0.21, showcasing a 56.25% downward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior ...

Additionally, we also want to raise the notion that there is a big discrepancy in what properties are worth according to fair value accounting compared to the liquidation value in reality, given we believe the two are often conflated by investors. In Medical Properties Trust's case, the fact that the asset value is labeled as $11.40BN on the balance sheet, does not mean that the actual liquidation value resembles the same amount, given you only know what a property is worth once it hits the market and gets ...

Shares of Medical Properties Trust (MPW -0.66%) declined by 12.2% in the first half of 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Tenant issues and the impacts of higher interest rates continued to plague the real estate investment trust (REIT). On a more positive note, the hospital owner did take several positive steps to address those issues this year. This year started on a sour note for Medical Properties Trust. The REIT revealed in early January that its top tenant, Steward Health Car ...

The health care real estate investment trust's shares have seen a decrease of 6.42% over the last month, not keeping up with the Finance sector's loss of 2.67% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.28%. For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $0.87 per share and a revenue of $1 billion, demonstrating changes of -45.28% and +14.98%, respectively, from the preceding year. Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price perf ...