Medical Properties Trust Inc’s filing revealed that its Senior VP, Controller & CAO Hanna James Kevin acquired Company’s shares for reported $42613.0 on Mar 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $5.75 per share,7,411 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Hanna James Kevin now holds 372,338 shares worth roughly $2.25 million.
Then, Hanna James Kevin sold 11,641 shares, generating $43,305 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $3.72, the Senior VP, Controller & CAO now owns 366,913 shares.
Before that, Hooper Rosa Handley sold 3,000 shares. Medical Properties Trust Inc shares valued at $11,010 were divested by the SVP of Operations at a price of $3.67 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hooper Rosa Handley now holds 356,600 shares, worth roughly $2.15 million.
Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its Medical Properties Trust Inc [MPW] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published on March 12, 2025; the price target was increased to $9 from $5. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Colliers Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid September from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Exane BNP Paribas also remained covering MPW and has decreased its forecast on July 02, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Deutsche Bank revised its rating on April 17, 2024. It rated MPW as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Sell”.
Price Performance Review of MPW
On Tuesday, Medical Properties Trust Inc [NYSE:MPW] saw its stock jump 0.17% to $6.04. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.96%. Medical Properties Trust Inc shares have risen nearly 52.91% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 43.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $6.55 was reached on 03/13/25, a 52-week low of $3.51 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $4.90, while 200 days put it at $4.78.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MPW Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 5.97, which if violated will result in even more drops to 5.90. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 6.10. A further resistance level may holdings at 6.16. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 66.29, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.15, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 6.03%. Stochastics %K at 90.15% indicates the stock is a selling.
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 2025-02-28, dropping by -31.3 million shares to a total of 184.39 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 215.69 million shares. There was a decline of -16.97%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
