With a 14.4% Dividend Yield, Is Medical Properties Trust Too Good to Be True?

By Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe – Apr 6, 2023 at 6:22AM

NYSE: MPW

Medical Properties Trust

Market Cap

$3B

Today's Change

(-1.10%) -$0.05

Current Price

$4.51

Price as of April 26, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

The healthcare real estate investment trust is making enough money to cover its dividend -- for now.

Medical Properties Trust (MPW -1.10%) has received quite a bit of investor attention, as it not only has a dividend yield just shy of 15%, but it appears to be making enough money to keep paying it. However, in this video Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP®, and Tyler Crowe discuss what investors should keep in mind before buying shares.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 30, 2023. The video was published on March 31, 2023.

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