Medical Properties Trust: I Was Very Wrong About Catching This Falling Knife

Summary

  • Medical Properties Trust stock has performed poorly, with buyers not convinced about its turnaround. MPW went into a selling frenzy recently, falling about 57% from its July highs.
  • Investors are rightfully questioning whether MPT's revised dividend is still too high, and there may be a need for further dividend cuts.
  • MPT faces challenges with its high debt exposure, asset sales dilution, refinancing, and uncertainty regarding its key tenants.
  • The surge in long-term Treasury yields has added to the gloomy outlook for highly leveraged players like MPT.
  • I explain why I was wrong in my previous thesis, as I didn't anticipate the "sea change" in the market environment correctly. What worked for MPT might not work moving ahead. Be wary.
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I must admit that my previous bullish thesis on Medical Properties Trust, Inc. or MPT (NYSE:MPW) has performed terribly, as buyers "never really" returned. I said never really because on occasions that they did, they didn't stay long enough. For instance, MPW buyers

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