Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: Medical Properties Trust (MPW - Snapshot Report).
This real estate investment trust (REIT) owns healthcare facilities across the United States and in Europe and generates solid, stable income. Recently, consensus earnings estimates have been marching higher, sending the stock to a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy). Medical Properties Trust also offers solid growth potential and a strong dividend yield while trading at a reasonable price.
But what else should investors take away from this company? Watch our short video below to learn more about this growth and income stock!
This Week's Growth & Income Stock: Medical Properties Trust
In terms of growth, analysts are expecting about 18% funds from operation (net income + depreciation) of this year and 6% next year. I do think they will increase the Fed's Fund Rates sometime this year but they are going to be really slow about raising rates after that.
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