More Pain for MPW Stock

A stock that I've owned for roughly a year and a half, well after the company started experiencing significant issues, is Medical Properties Trust. After seeing how undervalued the company was, I decided to dedicate a small amount of my dividend portfolio, less than 2%, to holding MPW. Needless to say, it's been a roller-coaster ride ever since I first bought into this stock, and at times it's left me feeling pretty nauseous. You already know of the short reports and all the issues involving Steward Health. Last month it was announced that Medical Properties had officially cut ties with the bankrupt hospital company, which was a huge sign of relief for investors in this stock.

Over the course of about a week following the announcement, the share price of MPW soared by over 30%, reaching a 52 week high of $6.37. The boom, however, would be short lived, as new developments generated more pessimism for the medical REIT. As of today, the share price of MPW has fallen back down to where it was before the announcement regarding Steward Health officially being cut off. So today we'll take a look at some of the recent headlines regarding Medical Properties Trust, which includes insiders selling shares of their own stock, the results of a third-party investigation, and more recent negative articles on the real estate investment trust.

[druvaciam]

Analysts are always "Strong Sell" at the bottom, and "Strong Buy" at the top before the crash. It is their work:-)

[GregorF-HansS]

I hold 3000 shares of MPW, and I have accepted the fact that this will be volatile for years to come...

[toddcole]

MPW is up 5% today, still a hold for me

[SlowDriver]

I expanded my speculative play of MPW for another 200 shares, now holds a total of 560. Let's see where this leads.

[Hyper]

Peter Lynch: insider can sell for any number of reason, but will only buy because of one reason.

[joetalley]

Bought 1200 shares after watching one of your videos and now down $8000.00

[Helpertin]

If Ningi and Viceroy are shorting then it's a good indicator that it's going to end up being a good buy. Ningi and Viceroy are full of it.

[kortyEdna]

My portfolio doesn’t just cater to dividend stocks. I hold $VFIAX (S&P 500 index fund) in my Roth IRA and $VTI (Total Stock Market ETF) in my taxable brokerage account. Two of my largest holdings. The individual dividend stock positions all complement the index holdings.

[PeteReinert]

I have a few hundred shares (cost basis $6.11) and am reinvesting dividends, but I'm not throwing money at it beyond that.

[bernteinar]

had 12000 shares @ 4.62 got another 1000 shares @ 4.46 now bringing it down to a average @ 4.6 will hold this dog for the longer recovery play.

[JohnDoe-mtsy]

I’m running 69 (nice) shares. I’ll still buy the dip until I hold 200 shares. Ride the wave to Valhalla or hell.

[michaeldcarson]

Thanks for focusing on this stock. It has been a learning experience for my Dad. He said to never invest in hope.

[Sanddollar]

MPT is up over 6% today and more than 10% this week. It is the victim of a coordinated hedge fund short attack. That is falling apart now and the stock will get to $10 by this year end. Watch.

[dbest]

i'll keep MPW shares for long term

[thomashart]

Have 2000 shares, $5.52 per share average. Holding on for now.

[jordankendall]

I don't disagree with your analysis. I still have a very small long position in MPW, but I am not adding more to the position. I think the lesson learned with MPW is that when private equity is the owner and operator of the hospitals (tenants of MPW), you have to assume they are looking for a short-term profit and are not in it for the long-term. The private equity investors would buy up hospitals that owned land and buildings and then sell those assets to MPW as a lease buyback. This would turn a quick profit for the private equity firms and because they got more back than they originally invested, thus they didn't care if the underlying business of operating the hospitals went bankrupt. Private Equity has a knack for saddling companies with excessive amounts of debt, which is used to pay out large dividends to themselves. MPW failure is either due to a lack of due diligence to vet these lease buyback transactions or the MPW management were bribed into moving forward with the deals even though they knew it wasn't in the best interests of shareholders. I would like to believe that it was a lack of due diligence given that there is no evidence of bribes or self-dealing.

[ImperiumVita]

Thank you for this update, I put a good chunk of cash into this at $5 and again at $4. Considering adding more.

[StocksChannel]

I look forward to collecting my dividend. Great yield

[christopherzorthian]

1000 shares 7$ basis.. just waiting for the recovery. Maybe a buy and hold for life if they can get their income flowing again with all their new tenants

[davidhalbleib]

It's a long hold for me. It's nice to see viceroy caught with its pants down. I don't see it recovering quickly but I'll plan on holding this for at least a decade or more. It holds way too much value, the market might not reflect it now but it will over time.