The higher the yield, the riskier the stock. Is that the case for Medical Properties Trust? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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View in browser SPONSORED Did You Know You Can Collect Income - on Stocks You Don't Even Own?! Savings accounts... Treasurys... even I bonds... They're all a waste of your time. Because there is a low-risk way to capture FAR more income in the year ahead... Without buying any new stocks... bonds... or options! To find out how it works, be sure to join us for The 2023 $50,000 Income Challenge - Wednesday, December 14, at 8 p.m. ET. Details here. SAFETY NET Can This 9.7% Yielder Possibly Be Safe? Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist, The Oxford Club Usually, when a stock has a dividend yield approaching or exceeding double digits, it's for a good reason. That means the stock and/or dividend is quite risky. Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has a yield of 9.7%. So can investors expect the company to sustain such a high yield? The Alabama-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is the landlord for hospitals and is the second-largest nongovernmental owner of hospitals in the world. The majority of its 434 properties are located in the U.S., followed by the U.K., Switzerland and Germany. The stock has been smashed this year, falling 49% year to date, which is one reason the yield is so high. In April, a short seller went public with their bear thesis that the company's business was slowing and the stock was overvalued. That led to a dramatic fall in the stock price. It has recovered a little bit since hitting a bottom below $10 in October, but it's still half of where it was in January. While the short seller has been right about the stock price's direction, they have been wrong about the company's business deteriorating. SPONSORED Claim Your FREE Ultimate Dividend Package Today, you can claim the Ultimate Dividend Package... For FREE. (No credit card required!) Inside, Marc Lichtenfeld - bestselling author of Get Rich with Dividends and world-renowned income expert - is giving away his top five dividend picks. Click here to get the names and ticker symbols of the top dividend stocks in the market! Funds from operations (FFO), the measure of cash flow that we use for REITs, is expected to grow this year to $1.08 billion from $976 million. Next year, FFO is forecast to remain flat. This year, Medical Properties Trust is projected to pay out $694 million in dividends, for a payout ratio of 64%. Next year, Wall Street expects the payout ratio to inch up to 66% on an anticipated $713 million in dividends paid. The company's yearly dividend per share has been higher in each of the past 10 years, giving it a strong dividend-raising history. The stock may have been creamed this year, but the dividend is easily covered by FFO and the 10-year track record of annual dividend increases suggests that management takes the dividend very seriously. Despite the sky-high yield, Medical Properties Trust's dividend is safe. Dividend Safety Rating: A If you have a stock whose dividend safety you'd like me to analyze, leave the ticker in the comments section. Good investing, Marc Leave a Comment RECOMMENDED LINKS Wall Street PROJECTS $30 Energy Stock Will Rise to $280 in 18 Months! This NEW Electric Vehicle Stock Could Help Fund Your Retirement MORE FROM WEALTHY RETIREMENT Use the Bear Market to Pick Up Discounted Dividends Help Teach Your Kids Valuable Money Lessons This Founder-Led Company Has Plenty of Growth Ahead of It Cathie Wood's Biggest Downfall Facebook Twitter Email Share Push Alert SPONSORED "#1 Danger Besides Nuclear War" Inflation is crippling the economy... and squeezing average Americans like never before. Warren Buffett's right-hand man calls it the biggest threat to the nation outside of nuclear war. It's unleashing something called America's Reckoning... and the worst may still be to come. 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