Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.09 (NYSE:MPT)

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPT) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of 0.09 per share on Thursday, October 8th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th.

Medical Properties Trust Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of NYSE:MPT opened at $4.22 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 3.11. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -70.33 and a beta of 1.41. Medical Properties Trust has a 1-year low of $3.99 and a 1-year high of $6.47.

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15. The firm had revenue of $259.28 million for the quarter. Medical Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 2.96% and a negative return on equity of 0.66%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Medical Properties Trust will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Medical Properties Trust Company Profile

Medical Properties Trust, Inc (NYSE: MPT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and finances hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Founded in 2003 by Edward K. Aldag Jr., the company’s business model centers on providing real estate capital to healthcare operators through long-term leases, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit developments and mortgage financing. By specializing in healthcare real estate, MPT aims to deliver steady rental income and asset-based returns while enabling operators to access capital for clinical operations and growth.

The company’s portfolio primarily comprises acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, behavioral health centers and other specialty hospitals.