Wells Fargo cuts target for Medical Properties Trust stock to USD 3.80

Published on 10/20/2026 at 20:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are scheduled for October 29, 2026. Medical Properties Trust stock costs EUR 2.49 on October 20, 2026 at 8:29 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and results date

Wells Fargo cut its Medical Properties Trust target from USD 5.00 to USD 3.80 on September 1, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached USD 259.28 million, 2.37 percent above the USD 253.28 million consensus estimate.
Medical Properties Trust stock costs EUR 2.49 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:29 p.m. CEST.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 29, 2026.

MPT, US58463J3041, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Medical Properties Trust (ISIN US58463J3041) faces a lower Wells Fargo target of USD 3.80, down from USD 5.00 in the research note dated September 1, 2026. According to MarketBeat, Wells Fargo assigned an underweight rating. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 2.49 on October 20, 2026 at 8:29 p.m. CEST.

Revenue beat the estimate

Medical Properties Trust generated USD 259.28 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, compared with a USD 253.28 million consensus estimate. That represents a calculated 2.37 percent revenue beat, while adjusted earnings per share came in at USD 0.15 against USD 0.16 expected, according to Earnings Today. GAAP earnings per share were negative USD 0.01, and net income was negative USD 2.60 million.

Stock stays near its yearly low

The USD 2.79 primary-exchange price on October 20, 2026 at 2:32 p.m. ET stood near the USD 2.77 52-week low and well below the USD 6.47 high. Market capitalization was USD 1.7 billion, while trading volume reached 8,152,137 shares. The primary listing is on the NYSE.

What does the target imply?

The Wells Fargo target is 36.20 percent above the USD 2.79 primary-exchange price. The cut from USD 5.00 to USD 3.80 equals 24.00 percent and leaves the target below the earlier level. Medical Properties Trust paid a quarterly dividend of USD 0.09 on October 8, 2026, according to MarketBeat.

Healthcare property scale

Medical Properties Trust describes a portfolio of 373 facilities with approximately 38,000 licensed beds in nine countries. Its investor-relations page identifies the company as a healthcare real estate investment trust focused on net-leased hospital facilities, with second-quarter 2026 materials listed as the latest quarter.

Peer valuation remains mixed

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE, USD): P/E -53.14, market capitalization USD 1.7 billion. VICI Properties (NYSE, USD): up 1.21 percent, P/E 9.06, market capitalization USD 25.7 billion. Welltower (NYSE, USD): up 1.82 percent, P/E 125.92, market capitalization USD 171.3 billion.

October reporting date

Medical Properties Trust is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 29, 2026, according to Earnings Today. For investors, the next report will put the revenue beat and the negative GAAP result into a new period context.

Euro quote after the Xetra close

The euro quotation places the stock at EUR 2.49 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:29 p.m. CEST, after the Xetra close. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Medical Properties Trust stock.