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Medical Properties Trust is in a turnaround phase, with new tenants ramping up payments and the Prospect bankruptcy resolution as key catalysts. Normalized funds from operations remain flat due to refinancing costs, but rent billed is growing, and dividend coverage should turn positive very soon as tenant payments increase. Management's incentive plan aligns with shareholders at a $7 share price, but I remain cautious due to their track record and hefty compensation.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Charles R. Lambert - Senior VP of Finance & Treasurer Edward K.

Medical Properties (MPW) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.14 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.15 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.23 per share a year ago.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “MPT”) (NYSE: MPW) today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, as well as certain events occurring subsequent to quarter end. Net loss of ($0.16) and Normalized Funds from Operations (“NFFO”) of $0.14 for the 2025 second quarter on a per share basis. Second quarter net loss includes approximately $111 million ($0.18 per share) in impairment and fair market value ad.

This article is triggered by recent tenant issues facing both medical REIT stocks: Omega Healthcare and Medical Properties Trust. These issues certainly represent business-specific risks. But I believe they also reflect macroeconomic headwinds (e.g., reimbursement uncertainty, high interest rates, and costs for skilled labor) common to both stocks.

While MPW's Q2 earnings are likely to have benefited from the favorable healthcare industry trends, exposure to certain troubled operators may have hurt it.

Medical Properties Trust has suffered massive value destruction, tenant bankruptcies, and dividend cuts but now trades at a deep discount to tangible book value. Turnaround efforts—debt refinancing, new tenants, and improved liquidity—may stabilize MPW and provide a runway for modest recovery. I plan to average down my position, aiming to exit around $6–7 per share, as rate cuts and asset value recovery could lift the stock.

Despite a lofty 7.4% or so dividend yield, Medical Properties Trust (MPW 0.47%) is not going to be an investment that will be interesting to every high-yield investor. In fact, this healthcare-focused landlord is really something of an acquired taste.

Prospect Medical Holdings' bankruptcy remains a key overhang for Medical Properties Trust, despite progress with new tenants and recovering cash flow. Recent court documents reveal critical updates on Prospect's asset sales and re-tenanting efforts, which could significantly impact MPW's outlook. Since Prospect hasn't been paying rent, any future re-tenanting or asset sale leading to renewed rent payments would represent pure upside for the company's cash flow.

A wide cross-section of investors, including both retirees as well as Gen-Z, have a strong interest in dividend stocks for income.