Wedbush Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for DOC

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DOC) – Research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Healthpeak Properties in a report released on Thursday, December 19th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Healthpeak Properties’ current full-year earnings is $1.80 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Healthpeak Properties’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on DOC. StockNews.com cut Healthpeak Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Healthpeak Properties from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Healthpeak Properties from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Healthpeak Properties from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on Healthpeak Properties from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.62.

Healthpeak Properties Price Performance

Shares of DOC opened at $20.39 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $14.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.38, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.13. Healthpeak Properties has a fifty-two week low of $16.01 and a fifty-two week high of $23.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $21.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.41.

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.32). Healthpeak Properties had a net margin of 12.10% and a return on equity of 3.53%. The company had revenue of $700.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $682.51 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 earnings per share. Healthpeak Properties’s revenue was up 25.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Healthpeak Properties

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DOC. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in shares of Healthpeak Properties in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,880,000. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in shares of Healthpeak Properties in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,832,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC bought a new stake in shares of Healthpeak Properties during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,968,000. Associated Banc Corp acquired a new position in shares of Healthpeak Properties during the third quarter worth approximately $10,559,000. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new position in Healthpeak Properties in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $9,361,000. Institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

Healthpeak Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th were issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.89%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 4th. Healthpeak Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 255.32%.

Healthpeak Properties Company 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.