MPW vs. CUBE, RHP, HR, GEO, SBRA, RYN, EPR, PCH, NHI, and CXW
Should you be buying Medical Properties Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medical Properties Trust include CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), The GEO Group (GEO), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), National Health Investors (NHI), and CoreCivic (CXW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Medical Properties Trust vs.
Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) and CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Medical Properties Trust had 1 more articles in the media than CubeSmart. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Medical Properties Trust and 16 mentions for CubeSmart. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat CubeSmart's score of 0.31 indicating that Medical Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CubeSmart has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Medical Properties Trust pays out -7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CubeSmart pays out 117.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
CubeSmart has a net margin of 37.79% compared to Medical Properties Trust's net margin of 0.00%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 14.33% beat Medical Properties Trust's return on equity.
CubeSmart received 27 more outperform votes than Medical Properties Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.91% of users gave CubeSmart an outperform vote while only 57.42% of users gave Medical Properties Trust an outperform vote.
71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Medical Properties Trust currently has a consensus target price of $4.92, suggesting a potential upside of 19.63%. CubeSmart has a consensus target price of $49.73, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Given CubeSmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CubeSmart is more favorable than Medical Properties Trust.
CubeSmart has higher revenue and earnings than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CubeSmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CubeSmart beats Medical Properties Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MPW) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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