Why Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) Is Surging In 2025

We recently published a list of Why These 15 Real Estate Stocks Are Surging In 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE:MPW) stands against other real estate stocks that are surging in 2025.

For years, real estate stocks have been a source of anxiety for investors due to the scars of the Great Recession. That crisis has led to lingering skepticism, and many see real estate as a no-go zone today due to GDP growth turning negative quarter-over-quarter and expectations of a recession. Investors fear that a recession could drag these stocks down once more.

However, these companies have learned from the Great Recession, and some of them have delivered stellar gains so far. It is a good idea to keep an eye on the winners, as they could outperform during market downturns.

Even during bear markets, there are pockets of the market that perform exceptionally well. For example, I identified 15 Healthcare Stocks that are up the Most in 2025 in another article

Methodology

For this article, I screened the best-performing real estate stocks year-to-date.

I will also mention the number of hedge fund investors in these stocks. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).

Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE:MPW)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 16

Medical Properties Trust Inc (NYSE:MPW) is a real estate investment trust specializing in healthcare facilities leased under triple-net agreements.

The stock’s surge in 2025 is mainly attributed to aggressive debt restructuring and asset monetization efforts. In late January, MPW completed a well-oversubscribed $2.5 billion senior secured notes offering, which addressed all debt maturities through 2026 and improved liquidity to $1.4 billion.

This move was paired with a $1.5 billion credit line extension and the sale of several hospital properties, which strengthened the balance sheet and signaled financial stability to the market.

The company’s fourth quarter 2024 results reflected a net loss due to large impairments, yet normalized funds from operations remained positive.

The consensus price target of $5.75 implies 4.74% upside.

MPW stock is up 40.86% year-to-date.

Overall, MPW ranks 2nd on our list of real estate stocks that are surging in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of MPW, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MPW but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.