Sterling Capital Management LLC Increases Position in Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC)

Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC - Free Report) by 22.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 80,157 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 14,689 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC's holdings in Healthpeak Properties were worth $1,625,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in Healthpeak Properties by 34.5% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,193 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its stake in Healthpeak Properties by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 6,560 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 598 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its stake in Healthpeak Properties by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 20,843 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. raised its position in Healthpeak Properties by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 16,649 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its holdings in shares of Healthpeak Properties by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 21,002 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com cut Healthpeak Properties from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Healthpeak Properties from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Healthpeak Properties from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of Healthpeak Properties in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Healthpeak Properties from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $25.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $23.83.

Healthpeak Properties Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE:DOC traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $18.75. The company had a trading volume of 4,277,247 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,907,835. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.69. The company has a market capitalization of $13.11 billion, a PE ratio of 53.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Healthpeak Properties, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.33 and a 52 week high of $23.26.

Healthpeak Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 18th will be given a dividend of $0.1017 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a yield of 6.5%. Healthpeak Properties's payout ratio is 348.57%.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.