Medical Properties Trust (BSP:M2PW34) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -3.00% (As of Mar. 2025)

Competitive Comparison of Medical Properties Trust's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the REIT - Healthcare Facilities subindustry, Medical Properties Trust's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Medical Properties Trust's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Medical Properties Trust's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medical Properties Trust's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

Medical Properties Trust 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Medical Properties Trust (BSP:M2PW34) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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