We're taking a closer look at Medical Properties Trust today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.5% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities.
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Medical Properties Trust has moved -59.0% over the last year compared to 15.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -74.0%
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MPW has an average analyst rating of hold and is -37.27% away from its mean target price of $7.5 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.06
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Medical Properties Trust has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -78.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.87 and its forward P/E ratio is 5.4
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MPW has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of -1.22, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.34 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Medical Properties Trust is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.81 and an average P/B of 2.24
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Medical Properties Trust has on average reported free cash flows of $619.78 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 5.2%