In a filing, Medical Properties Trust Inc revealed its Director Pitman Elizabeth N acquired Company’s shares for reported $48603.0 on Sep 18 ’24. In the deal valued at $6.01 per share,8,087 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Pitman Elizabeth N now holds 76,740 shares worth roughly $0.42 million.
Then, THOMPSON C REYNOLDS III sold 20,530 shares, generating $89,921 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $4.38, the Director now owns 54,637 shares.
Before that, Pitman Elizabeth N sold 10,025 shares. Medical Properties Trust Inc shares valued at $49,925 were divested by the Director at a price of $4.98 per share. As a result of the transaction, Pitman Elizabeth N now holds 68,653 shares, worth roughly $0.38 million.
Colliers Securities upgraded its Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Exane BNP Paribas’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early July from “an Outperform” to “a Neutral”. Deutsche Bank also remained covering MPW and has increased its forecast on April 17, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Sell” rating. Colliers Securities revised its rating on April 10, 2024. It rated MPW as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MPW
On Tuesday, Medical Properties Trust Inc [NYSE:MPW] saw its stock fall -1.62% to $5.48. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.03%. Medical Properties Trust Inc shares have risen nearly 11.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 7.45% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $6.55 was reached on 09/17/24, a 52-week low of $2.92 was recorded on 01/19/24. SMA at 50 days reached $5.13, while 200 days put it at $4.57.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MPW Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 5.41, which if violated will result in even more drops to 5.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 5.58. A further resistance level may holdings at 5.67. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.55, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.19, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 93.33%. Stochastics %K at 15.27% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Medical Properties Trust Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Medical Properties Trust Inc stocks on 2024-09-13, dropping by -2.7 million shares to a total of 233.03 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-08-15 was 235.73 million shares. There was a decline of -1.16%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
