Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that has hundreds of hospitals in its portfolio. While this type of business might normally result in long-term stability, that hasn't been the case recently. Medical Properties stock has struggled, and it might surprise you just how bad its returns have been since 2020.

I'll look at how much a $25,000 investment in the company would be worth today, and whether the stock is on a more positive trajectory right now.

On the first day of trading in 2020, shares of Medical Properties closed at a price of $20.79. If you invested $25,000 in the healthcare stock back then, that would have been enough to acquire approximately 1,203 shares of the company. 

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