Medical Properties Trust's top tenant files for bankruptcy.Medical Properties Trust (MPW -7.60%) continues to battle seemingly unrelenting headwinds. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has had to navigate tenant-related issues and surging interest rates. These issues have weighed heavily on its stock price, driving its dividend yield into the double digits. It seems like every time the healthcare REIT takes one step forward in its recovery plan, it soon faces another setback. The latest complication co ...

Its largest tenant filed for bankruptcy, and the medical REIT will provide it even more in debtor financing.Shares of Medical Properties Trust (MPW -7.80%) fell in Monday trading, down 7.7% as of 1:39 p.m. ET.The medical property real estate investment trust (REIT) has been see-sawing this year after a disastrous 2023 in which long-term interest rates rose and its largest tenant encountered severe financial problems that caused it to stop paying rent. After hope emerged in late March, however, that tenant i ...

Could Medical Properties Trust be an underrated stock to buy right now?Medical Properties Trust (MPW 0.62%) has been a polarizing stock to own and watch in recent years. It has an incredibly high-dividend yield of 16%, which can be enticing to investors seeking a high payout. But the healthcare-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) has also slashed its dividend payments recently as it has faced problems with tenants paying their rent on time.The REIT has been resorting to selling off assets in an effo ...

spooh/iStock via Getty ImagesMedical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) finally declared its long-delayed dividend distribution, announcing a $0.15 per share distribution to now be paid on May 1. The prior absence of a first-quarter distribution had formed a point of angst for some shareholders and was the focal point of my last article on the ticker. MPW's dividend annualized at $0.60 per share means a substantial 13.6% dividend yield, a near-historic high, even as the REIT continues to make significant progr ...

This beaten-down healthcare REIT recently gave investors some much-needed good news.Shares of Medical Properties Trust (MPW 4.61%) were skyrocketing 25.1% this week as of the market close on Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The big jump was due to two positive announcements from the company last week.On Friday, April 12, Medical Properties Trust reported the sale of its interests in five Utah hospitals to a joint venture (JV) with an investment fund for around $1.1 bil ...

tumsasedgarsIntro & Thesis I have been covering Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) stock here on Seeking Alpha since November 2022 and have been neutral on the stock since then despite the apparent cheapness of the company: Various details have puzzled me, such as management's actions as well as the internal issues with Steward (at the time, the Steward risks were just arising). Seeking Alpha, my coverage of MPW stockMy last article was published on January 5, 2024 - right after the stock price plumme ...

Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesMedical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) changed the narrative for itself and passive income investors last week when the real estate investment trust sold more than $1 billion worth of hospitals. This news triggered a 19% price increase for Medical Properties Trust on Monday and caused the stock to close in on a key level that I will touch on in my technical analysis section in this article. Furthermore, I think that Medical Properties Trust’s ability to sell ho ...

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has faced significant challenges in recent years, including financial pressures from its top two tenants and rising interest rates, making borrowing more expensive. These factors have led to a decline in its stock price, resulting in a high dividend yield of over 12%. Despite these obstacles, the healthcare REIT’s outlook is improving. Medical Properties Trust has taken measures to enhance its liquidity, enabling MPW to declare its next dividend payment.MPW stock annual ...

Medical Properties Trust is making excellent progress on its plan to boost its liquidity.Medical Properties Trust (MPW 18.80%) has been battling a couple of very stiff headwinds over the past few years. The hospital owner's top two tenants have faced significant financial pressures, preventing them from making full monthly rental payments.On top of that, surging interest rates have made it a lot more expensive for the real estate investment trust (REIT) to borrow money to refinance debt as it matures and fu ...

Medical Properties Trust just became $1.1 billion richer.Shares of Medical Properties Trust (MPW 18.80%) soared 18.8% on Monday after the healthcare facilities-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) announced a major asset sale.Medical Properties Trust announces a huge Utah dealLate Friday, the company said it had sold its interests in five Utah hospitals to a newly formed joint venture with an investment fund for $886 million. Medical Properties Trust has retained a roughly 25% interest in the joint v ...