Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). Robert W. Baird initiated Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
More notable recent Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: "Beyond Government Properties Income Trust's Dividend" on September 18, 2016, also Reuters.com with their article: "BRIEF-Government Properties Income Trust Q1 adjusted FFO $0.56/shr" published on April 27, 2017, Seekingalpha.com published: "Government Properties Income Trust's (GOV) on Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call ..." on February 22, 2017. The real estate investment trust reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.01. Corporate Office Properties Trust had a return on equity of 1.90% and a net margin of 4.56%. The firm had revenue of $156.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $156.91 million. Analysts expect that Corporate Office Properties Trust will post $0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Another critical number in evaluating a stock is P/E or the price to earnings ratio. Barclays PLC raised their target price on Medical Properties Trust to $14.00 in a research note on Friday, February 10th. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 price target (up from $15.00) on shares of Medical Properties Trust in a report on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Hospitality Properties Trust in a research report on Tuesday, March 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. If you are reading this story on another site, it was illegally copied and republished in violation of US & global trademark and copyright legislation. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Hospitality Properties Trust will post $1.43 EPS for the current year.
Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE OFC) traded up 1.73% during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $35.26.
Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) climbed 0.69% and its total traded volume was 1.34 million shares contrast to the average volume of 0.72 million shares. (NYSE:MPW), at its latest closing price of $13.35, it has a price-to-book ratio of 1.32, compared to an industry average at 3.91. The stock has a market cap of $4.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.03 and a beta of 0.78.
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The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 15th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 13th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.93%. Hospitality Properties Trust's payout ratio is 180.87%.
In other Corporate Office Properties Trust news, Director Robert L. Denton sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.51, for a total transaction of $69,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 2,508 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,086.84. (NYSE:MPW) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company has market cap of $3.58 billion.
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Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. More interesting news about Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Medical Properties Trust by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. It is positive, as 24 investors sold Government Properties Income Trust shares while 51 reduced holdings. Blackrock Advisors Ltd Com has 0% invested in Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV). The institutional investor owned 120,856 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 3,324 shares during the period. About shares traded. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.89% of the company's stock. The Firm focuses on investing in and owning net-leased healthcare facilities across the United States and selectively in foreign jurisdictions. The Company's divisions are Defense/IT Locations; Regional Office; operating wholesale data center, and other.
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