Up 50% This Year, Is Medical Properties Trust a Great Buy Right Now?
Since the start of 2022, Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has lost a staggering 75% of its value. Concerns about its troubled tenants, poor financials, and multiple dividend cuts have made this a disastrous investment to own over the past few years. Recently, however, the real estate investment trust (REIT) stock has been starting to pick up steam, rising roughly 50% since the start of 2025.Could it be headed for more gains, or is it still too risky an investment for most portfolios?On Feb. 27, Medical Properties reported its fourth-quarter results. For the period, its funds from operations (FFO) were negative $36.1 million. While that's not positive, it's still a significant improvement from the $454.5 million FFO loss it reported during the same period of 2023. Continue reading
Since the start of 2022, Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has lost a staggering 75% of its value. Concerns about its troubled tenants, poor financials, and multiple dividend cuts have made this a disastrous investment to own over the past few years. Recently, however, the real estate investment trust (REIT) stock has been starting to pick up steam, rising roughly 50% since the start of 2025.
Could it be headed for more gains, or is it still too risky an investment for most portfolios?
On Feb. 27, Medical Properties reported its fourth-quarter results. For the period, its funds from operations (FFO) were negative $36.1 million. While that's not positive, it's still a significant improvement from the $454.5 million FFO loss it reported during the same period of 2023.
