Join for a 100% Risk-Free trial and see if our proven method can help you too. You do not need to pay for the costly lessons from the market itself. I last analyzed Medical Properties (NYSE: MPW ) more than a month ago, as you can see from the screenshot below. That article was titled "Medical Properties Trust Bulls Vs. 40%+ Short Interests Sensor Unlimited contributes to the investing group Envision Early Retirement which is led by Sensor Unlimited. They offer proven solutions to generate both high income ...

I analyze oil and gas companies, related companies, and Medical Properties Trust in my service, Oil & Gas Value Research, where I look for undervalued names in the oil and gas space. I break down everything you need to know about these companies -- the balance sheet, competitive position and development prospects. This article is an example of what I do. But for Oil & Gas Value Research members, they get it first and they get analysis on some companies that is not published on the free site. Interested? Sig ...

The latest trading session saw Medical Properties (MPW) ending at $4.73, denoting a +0.85% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.47%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.79%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.28%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the health care real estate investment trust had lost 24.84% over the past month. This has lagged the Finance sector's loss of 3.28% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.48% in that time. The investment com ...

Medical Properties Trust is moving past its challenges. Medical Properties Trust (MPW 3.53%) has battled a barrage of headwinds over the past few years. Financial troubles with some of its top tenants and balance sheet issues have weighed heavily on the stock. That caused short-selling hedge funds to pile on by making some allegations that the real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in some improper activity. The healthcare REIT's board of directors took these allegations seriously, hiring an outside co ...

These REIT dividends have gone in opposite directions. Despite two dividend cuts in the past two years, Medical Properties Trust (MPW -4.04%) still offers a pretty enticing dividend. The hospital-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) yields around 6.5%. That's several times above the S&P 500, which currently has a less than 1.5% dividend yield. The healthcare REIT's high-yielding payout is finally getting healthier, which is making it a more enticing option for income-seeking investors. However, it's ...

The healthcare REIT has weighed on my returns in recent years. Medical Properties Trust (MPW -4.04%) is my largest investment in a single real estate investment trust (REIT). I built that position up over a decade and a half by steadily buying more shares of the healthcare REIT. The main draw was its high-yielding dividend. That investment paid off for a long time. However, the healthcare REIT has come under tremendous pressure in recent years due to an issue I completely overlooked: tenant concentration. M ...

Richard Drury One of the most important things to remember when it comes to investing is to admit your mistakes. And over the last 35 years (as an investor) I've made my fair share of them. I'll list a few of my ...

It likely wasn't the ideal timing for a board member to divest a pack of shares. While large-scale insider sales don't necessarily mean a publicly traded company's management is abandoning ship, they generally don't inspire investor confidence. News of such a divestment hit Medical Properties Trust (MPW -4.07%) on Thursday, and the resulting sell-off saw the shares lose slightly more than 4% of their value. A director sold a chunk of stock A regulatory document filed after market close on Wednesday revealed ...

The REIT finally found a solution to a major tenant issue. Shares of Medical Properties Trust (MPW -3.64%) leaped 30% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The catalyst was a deal to take control of its real estate from its troubled leading tenant, Steward Health Care. The arrangement enabled the real estate investment trust (REIT) to lease several of those properties to new tenants. Putting its relationship with Steward in the past Medical Properties Trust reached a gl ...

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW ) is moving on with its hospital lease business without its biggest previous tenant, Steward Health Care. The real estate investment trust officially severed the relationship with its former biggest operator and, as a consequence, Medical Properties Trust A financial researcher and avid investor with a keen eye for innovation and disruption, as well as growth buyouts and value stocks. Keeping an eye on the pace of high tech and early growth companies, I write about ...