Medical Properties Trust: Attractive Valuation But With A Dark Side

Deniel Selivanov
1.15K Followers

Summary

  • Medical Properties Trust owns a large, and diversified across different countries, portfolio of investments in 437 facilities.
  • The Company trades at a P/FFO of 12.37x below with respect to both the sector and the Company’s historical median respectively of 17.93x (-31.0%) and 14.32x (-13.7%).
  • I believe that a likely reason why the stock keeps trading sideways is due to a big concern most investors have related to the high leverage the company carries.

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Business Description

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) is a health care REIT founded in 2003 that, as of December 31, 2021, owns a large, and diversified across different countries, portfolio of investments in 437 facilities. The Company's business strategy focus on three

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