Natixis Acquires 18,533 Shares of Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC)

Natixis boosted its holdings in Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC) by 6.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 326,032 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,533 shares during the period. Natixis’ holdings in Healthpeak Properties were worth $6,609,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Healthpeak Properties by 23.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,561,640 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $493,115,000 after acquiring an additional 4,056,931 shares during the period. Diamant Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Healthpeak Properties in the 3rd quarter worth $564,000. Vert Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Healthpeak Properties by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Vert Asset Management LLC now owns 304,219 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,167,000 after purchasing an additional 30,461 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in shares of Healthpeak Properties by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 109,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,213,000 after buying an additional 22,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Healthpeak Properties by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 110,498 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,217,000 after buying an additional 15,753 shares during the period. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Healthpeak Properties Stock Performance

NYSE:DOC opened at $18.75 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.02. Healthpeak Properties, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.33 and a 1 year high of $23.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $19.68 and a 200-day moving average of $20.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Healthpeak Properties Announces Dividend

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

Healthpeak Properties Profile

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.