Medical Properties Trust Stock Soared in Q1 While the S&P 500 Struggled. Here's Why.
Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) rocketed 52.5% in the first quarter of 2025, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. What made that performance even more notable was that it came during a period when the S&P 500 struggled. That broader market index fell 4.6% during the quarter, its biggest decline since the second quarter of 2022. Here's a look at why the real estate investment trust (REIT) rallied during the market's rough patch.Medical Properties Trust has battled two fierce headwinds in recent years: rising interest rates and financially troubled tenants. Both issues started to wane a bit last month.Continue reading

Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) rocketed 52.5% in the first quarter of 2025, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. What made that performance even more notable was that it came during a period when the S&P 500 struggled. That broader market index fell 4.6% during the quarter, its biggest decline since the second quarter of 2022.
Here's a look at why the real estate investment trust (REIT) rallied during the market's rough patch.
Medical Properties Trust has battled two fierce headwinds in recent years: rising interest rates and financially troubled tenants. Both issues started to wane a bit last month.