How to buy Healthpeak Properties shares

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a diversified real estate investment trust (REIT), which acquires and develops healthcare real estate for Life Sciences, Medical Office tenants, and Senior Housing. In November 2019, the company changed its name from HCP to Healthpeak Properties.

Healthpeak Properties Inc (PEAK) is a publicly traded reit-healthcare facilities business based in the US. In the week up to 27 September Healthpeak Properties shares plunged 9.30% to a closing position of $18.05. Over the last 12 months, Healthpeak Properties's share price has fallen by 22.29% from $22.92. Healthpeak Properties is listed on the NYSE and employs 199 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Healthpeak Properties

  1. Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
  2. Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: PEAK in this case.
  5. Research Healthpeak Properties shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your Healthpeak Properties shares. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.
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Is it a good time to buy Healthpeak Properties stock?

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.

Is Healthpeak Properties under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Healthpeak Properties P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Healthpeak Properties's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Healthpeak Properties shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Healthpeak Properties's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.1912. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Healthpeak Properties's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Healthpeak Properties's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.1 billion (£0.0 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Healthpeak Properties's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

What's Healthpeak Properties's ESG track record?

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Healthpeak Properties.

Overall Healthpeak Properties ESG score

Healthpeak Properties's total ESG risk: 13.03

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Healthpeak Properties's overall score of 13.03 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Healthpeak Properties is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Healthpeak Properties's environmental score: 3.18/100

Healthpeak Properties's environmental score of 3.18 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Healthpeak Properties is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Healthpeak Properties's social score: 4.55/100

Healthpeak Properties's social score of 4.55 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Healthpeak Properties is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Healthpeak Properties's governance score: 3.79/100

Healthpeak Properties's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Healthpeak Properties is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Healthpeak Properties's controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Healthpeak Properties scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Healthpeak Properties has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.

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