This REIT's yield might look tempting, but know what you're getting into. Medical Properties Trust (MPW 4.39%) has received a lot of attention from investors due to its sky-high dividend yield. However, there's a good reason it's such a high-paying stock, and it's important to fully understand what you're getting into. In this video, two of our experts dive into the current state of the business and what investors need to know about it. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of May 17, 2024. The video w ...

Rents aren't the issues plaguing these properties Medical Properties Trust expects to replace its troubled top tenant over the coming months. Medical Properties Trust (MPW -2.15%) stock has gotten clobbered over the past few years. Shares are down nearly 80% from their peak in 2022. That has driven its dividend yield up to over 10%, even after it cut its payout by nearly half last year. The biggest weight on its stock has been the financial troubles of top tenant Steward Health Care, which recently filed fo ...

Luis Alvarez Introduction The embattled REIT Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) has had no shortage of conflicting headlines recently, ranging from further signs of financial distress to rays of hope of a turnaround. MPW has been dealing with a range of issues, most of which are of their own doing. The economic impacts of Covid-19 undoubtedly exacerbated the problems threatening the business model, but the pandemic was not the root cause. Most investors still in possession of MPW shares are likely left hol ...

1 and and which and a would and 1 Children Frances of the Property. I xefstock MPW stock's 10% dividend yield I last wrote about Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) about a year ago (in Jun of 2023 to be more precise, as seen in the screenshot below). At that point, the stock was featuring a quarterly dividend payout of $0.29 per share and a dividend yield of 12.6% on an FWD basis. More than its high dividend yield, what really got my attention was the short interest on MPW stock at that time. Quote: The cu ...

This process has gone awry for Medical Properties. It has a total of $10.1 billion in debt. In the first quarter, its revenue of $271.3 million was larger than its total expenses, including interest, of $222.4 million. But between 2025 and the end of 2027, 62% of its debt load will be due, which means that its repayment costs will soar when it has to refinance that debt. To make matters much worse, its largest tenant, Steward Health Care, which is responsible for around 20% of its rental revenue, declared b ...

Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE:MPW) experienced a remarkable surge of close to 17% on Monday, catching the attention of investors and analysts alike. This surge can be primarily attributed to short covering, as MPW is one of the most shorted stocks on the NYSE, with approximately 38% of its float being short. The rally on Monday was part of a broader trend observed in heavily shorted stocks. Are you looking for signals & alerts from pro-traders? Sign-up to Invezz Signals™ for FREE. Takes 2 mins. Despite ...

Adam Gault/OJO Images via Getty Images Before we entered 2024, I issued an interesting piece on Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) - Medical Properties Trust: Outlining An Optimal Way To Capture Double-Digit Yield - outlining my views on how the investors could play this distressed case in a more risk-averse manner. In my view, going higher in MPW's capital structure offered still enticing yield potential (coupons plus price appreciation from the convergence back to par), while at the same time keeping ...

Richard Drury Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) reported solid results for the first fiscal quarter this week, especially when considering how stressful the situation has become with regard to one of the REIT's most important tenants, Steward. The healthcare facility operator this month declared bankruptcy and seeks to restructure its business via Chapter 11 proceedings. From an operational perspective, Medical Properties managed to support its current dividend of $0.15 per-share with normalized FFO. I do ...

Medical Properties Trust's unhealthy portfolio has cast a shadow on its healthier properties.Medical Properties Trust (MPW 5.16%) is one of the world's largest hospital owners. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns 436 facilities in nine countries and has leased or mortgaged its properties to 53 hospital operating companies. While the healthcare REIT has a fairly well-diversified portfolio, it has become a tale of two portfolios. It's the best of times for its international portfolio and those in the ...

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Charles Lambert - Vice President Edward Aldag - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Office Rosa Hooper - Senior Vice President, Operations & Secretary Kevin Hanna - Senior Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Steven Hamner - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Joshua Dennerlein - Bank ...