(Apologies for the inconsistent audio in the beginning.) One of the most controversial dividend investments out there right now is Medical Properties Trust, ticker MPW. They’re an equity REIT that’s currently the second largest non-governmental owner of hospitals in the world. According to their website they currently own 444 properties worth a combined $19.7 billion dollars. That comes out to around 44 thousand beds in 10 countries. For more than a year this company’s stock has been under attack by investors and also financial institutions like hedge funds, who are shorting the stock. Reaching a share price of over $24 back in January of 2022, today their stock currently trades for around 7 and a half dollars per share.
I covered this stock back on November 1st and I had mixed feeling about it. Back then it was trading at $11.59 so since then it’s fallen by quite a bit. And given what’s been going on since then I’ve been less optimistic about Medical Properties Trust. Based on what I’ve read and what I’ve seen in their most current financials I’m convinced that despite the company being optimistic I still think they’re in a difficult situation. In todays video I wanna talk about my reasoning for being more pessimistic about MPW, including the information I found while researching this company. But I also wanna discuss why even if a worse case scenario were to happen, which is a dividend cut to their stock, would not actually be such a terrible thing.
00:00 Intro to MPW
01:40 MPW Issues
06:11 The Future's Bright
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