After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast.
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the REIT – Healthcare Facilities industry segment, falling under the Real Estate sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $3.56 and fluctuated between $3.9000 as its day high and $3.5600 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Medical Properties Trust Inc is $2.13B. A total of 29.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.95M shares.
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, MPW has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 9 BUYs and 15 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 227,624 shares during that period but sold 105,812.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. MPW’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/6/2023 when it declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/11/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/12/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/13/2023. The MPW stock dividend was $0.15 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MPW in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $4.44 with high estimates of $7.00 and low estimates of $2.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MPW has a high of $13.14 and a low of $2.92.
As of this writing, MPW has an earnings estimate of $Marathon Petroleum Corporation per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. per share and a lower estimate of $MP Materials Corp.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MPW’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $459.23M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.44B in debt and $2.23B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.45B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MPW is Buy with a score of 2.64.
