Medical Properties Trust is trading at $2.25, down 8.81%, after RBC Capital Markets downgraded the company to Underperform.
- RBC cut its price target to $2.00 from $4.50, citing tenant vulnerabilities and liquidity concerns.
- Third-quarter revenue missed consensus; missed September rent from Healthcare Systems of America reduced normalized FFO by $0.02 per share.
- The sector was up, making company-specific news the clearer explanation for the decline.