We recently published 10 Stocks with Surprising Gains. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) is one of the best performers on Friday. Shares of Medical Properties jumped by 11.28 percent on Friday to end at $5.13 apiece as investors gobbled up shares following the ex-dividend date for its next quarterly dividend payment. On October 9, shareholders of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) as of September 11 record are set to receive 8 cents worth of dividends for every share they hold. Medical Pr ...