Why I Recently Bought More Shares of This Beaten Down 8%-Yielding Dividend Stock

Medical Properties Trust (MPW -2.01%) has battled a seemingly never-ending barrage of headwinds in recent years. Tenant troubles and balance sheet issues have weighed heavily on the real estate investment trust's (REIT) stock price. Shares currently sit more than 80% below their peak in 2020, when the pandemic started causing trouble for its hospital tenants. The healthcare REIT has battled back against its issues. It has replaced troubled tenants with financially stronger ones and sold several assets to sh ...