Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Invests $9.42 Million in Healthpeak Properties, Inc. $DOC

Key Points

• Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought 585,700 shares of Healthpeak (NYSE: DOC) in Q4, a new stake valued at about $9.42 million representing roughly 0.08% ownership.
• Healthpeak reported Q1 EPS of $0.45 (vs. $0.43 consensus) and revenue of $738.8M (+7.1% YoY), and set FY2026 guidance of $1.71–$1.75 EPS (analysts' average ~1.74).
• The stock has a consensus "Hold" rating with a $18.04 target, and the company announced a monthly dividend of $0.1017 (annualized yield ~7.4%) despite a reported payout ratio of 1,220%.

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 585,700 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $9,418,000. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co owned approximately 0.08% of Healthpeak Properties as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Healthpeak Properties in the third quarter valued at $25,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new position in Healthpeak Properties during the third quarter valued at $26,000. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its position in Healthpeak Properties by 270.2% during the fourth quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 1,640 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,197 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Healthpeak Properties during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Healthpeak Properties during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors own 93.57% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Healthpeak Properties from $18.00 to $17.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Healthpeak Properties from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Healthpeak Properties in a research report on Monday, April 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $17.00 price target for the company. Evercore lowered their price target on Healthpeak Properties from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Healthpeak Properties from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Healthpeak Properties presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.04.

Healthpeak Properties Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DOC opened at $16.54 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.14. The firm has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 165.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.00. Healthpeak Properties, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.70 and a fifty-two week high of $19.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a current ratio of 2.82.

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $738.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $694.59 million. Healthpeak Properties had a return on equity of 0.84% and a net margin of 2.52%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. Healthpeak Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Healthpeak Properties, Inc. will post 1.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthpeak Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.1017 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.4%. Healthpeak Properties's payout ratio is 1,220.00%.

Healthpeak Properties Company Profile

Healthpeak Properties, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in healthcare-related real estate. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the company owns, develops and acquires a diversified portfolio of properties that cater to the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. Its investments span life science research facilities, medical office buildings and senior housing communities, positioning Healthpeak as a key provider of specialized real estate assets.

Within its life science segment, Healthpeak develops and leases laboratory and research space to biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other life science companies.

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