Why Medical Properties Trust Rallied Today
Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) were rallying 16.8% in Thursday trading as of 12:45 p.m. ET.
The medical property real estate investment trust (REIT) has a depressed stock price, as rising interest rates and problems with its largest tenant, Steward Health Care, forced the company to slash its dividend nearly in half over the summer -- the second 50% dividend cut in a year.
But with the stock beaten down, news of a final legal settlement with Steward sent the stock rebounding today.
Source Fool.com


