Healthpeak Properties (DOC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC) is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, leases and manages healthcare-related properties in the United States. The company focuses primarily on outpatient medical buildings, which are leased to healthcare providers, physician groups and other medical users.

Healthpeak’s portfolio also includes life science and senior housing properties, although its business has increasingly centered on outpatient medical real estate. Its properties are generally located in established healthcare markets and are designed to support services such as physician offices, specialty care, diagnostics and ambulatory treatment.

The company was formerly known as HCP, Inc. and adopted the Healthpeak Properties name in 2019. In 2024, Healthpeak completed its merger with Physicians Realty Trust, expanding its presence in outpatient medical properties. Healthpeak is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Scott M. Brinker.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.15 to $20.33
• 50-Day Range: $20.15 to $22.86
• 52-Week Range: $15.70 to $22.95
• Volume: 530,981 shs
• Average Volume: 7.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.59
• Dividend Yield: 6.05%
• Price Target: $22.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Healthpeak Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Healthpeak Properties scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Healthpeak Properties has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Healthpeak Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Healthpeak Properties has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Healthpeak Properties are expected to grow by 1.69% in the coming year, from $1.77 to $1.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Healthpeak Properties is 57.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Healthpeak Properties is 57.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.69.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Healthpeak Properties has a PEG Ratio of 2.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Healthpeak Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.69% of the float of Healthpeak Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Healthpeak Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Healthpeak Properties has recently increased by 4.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Healthpeak Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Healthpeak Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Healthpeak Properties is 348.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Healthpeak Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.78% next year. This indicates that Healthpeak Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Healthpeak Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Healthpeak Properties this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for DOC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Healthpeak Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Healthpeak Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.23% of the stock of Healthpeak Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.57% of the stock of Healthpeak Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DOC
• CIK: 765880
• Web: www.healthpeak.com
• Phone: (414) 367-5600
• Fax: 949-407-0800
• Employees: 411
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Healthpeak Properties: $22.10
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.39
• P/E Growth: 2.54
• Net Income: $71.35 million
• Net Margins: 8.24%
• Pretax Margin: 15.10%
• Return on Equity: 2.79%
• Return on Assets: 1.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 3.02
• Quick Ratio: 3.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $543.46 million
• Price / Sales: 25.58
• Cash Flow: $1.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.95
• Book Value: $11.72 per share
• Price / Book: 1.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 689,527,000
• Free Float: 687,941,000
• Market Cap: $13.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01