Medical Properties Trust (MPT) & Its Peers Critical Contrast

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) is one of 111 publicly-traded companies in the “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Medical Properties Trust to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 316.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Medical Properties Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk & Volatility

Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust’s peers have a beta of 1.20, suggesting that their average stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Medical Properties Trust and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medical Properties Trust	$972.02 million	-$277.05 million	-11.91
Medical Properties Trust Competitors	$1.58 billion	$209.10 million	29.80

Medical Properties Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Medical Properties Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medical Properties Trust	-28.50%	-5.87%	-1.85%
Medical Properties Trust Competitors	-0.08%	1.31%	0.82%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Medical Properties Trust and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medical Properties Trust	2	2	2	0	2.00
Medical Properties Trust Competitors	2344	7943	8275	277	2.34

Medical Properties Trust presently has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.18%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – OTHER” companies have a potential upside of 8.69%. Given Medical Properties Trust’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Medical Properties Trust peers beat Medical Properties Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Medical Properties Trust Company Profile

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed in 2003 to acquire and develop net-leased hospital facilities. From its inception in Birmingham, Alabama, the Company has grown to become one of the world's largest owners of hospital real estate with 441 facilities and approximately 44,000 licensed beds as of September 30, 2023. Since the end of the third quarter, the Company has sold four facilities and now owns approximately 43,000 licensed beds in nine countries across three continents. MPT's financing model facilitates acquisitions and recapitalizations and allows operators of hospitals to unlock the value of their real estate assets to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades and other investments in operations.