yuriz MPW stock: 12% dividend yield in jeopardy I last analyzed Medical Properties (NYSE:MPW) about three months ago. As you can see from the screenshot below, the article was cntitled "Medical Properties" Dividend Trap Turned Into Value Trap" was published by Secking Alpha on May 16, 2024. As the title suggests, I considered the stock a value trap with the Steward bankruptcy and argued for a sell rating. Quote: The current short interest on Medical Properties Trust stock sits around 38%, but you should not ...

The company did well financially in an 11-property deal with a business partner. For numerous valid reasons, Medical Properties Trust (MPW 5.34%) has generally been an unpopular stock this year. You wouldn't know that from the real estate investment trust's (REIT) performance on Thursday, though, as its price rose by more than 5% on news of a big divestment. That performance easily topped that of the S&P 500, which increased by 1.6% on the day. A sizable asset sale Just after market hours on Wednesday, Medi ...

Here is a stock with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, August 13th: Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) : This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.2% over the last 60 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 12.9%, compared with the industry average of 4.6%. See the full list of top ranked stocks here. Find more top income stocks with some of our great ...

Richard Drury Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) reported second-quarter funds from operations of $0.23 per-share that met expectations, but the hospital REIT also agreed as part of its credit facility negotiations to limit the dividend to $0.08 per-share quarterly going forward. Since the REIT paid $0.15 per-share as recently as July, investor are headed for a 47% dividend cut. While the dividend cut was not the greatest news, the hospital REIT did make considerable progress in tems of selling assets (and ...

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 ...

Group 1 - Medical Properties (MPW) reported quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.23 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share, but down from $0.48 per share a year ago, representing a 15% surprise [1] - The company posted revenues of $266.56 million for the quarter ended June 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.77%, compared to year-ago revenues of $337.4 million [2] - Medical Properties shares have declined approximately 6.5% year-to-date, while the S&P 500 has gained 9% [3] Group 2 - The current consensus FFO estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.22 on revenues of $246.42 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.85 on revenues of $1.03 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for REIT and Equity Trust - Other is in the top 39% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the industry [8]

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 ...