5 Dividend Paying REIT Stocks To Buy Now

1. Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 24

Dividend Yield as of July 22: 4.50%

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK) is an American real estate investment trust that invests in real estate related to the healthcare industry including senior housing, life science, and medical offices. As of July 22, the stock is offering a forward dividend yield of 4.50% and has free cash flows of $866.70 million.

Wall Street is bullish on Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK). On July 8,  Citi analyst Nicholas Joseph upgraded Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK) to Buy from Neutral after he trimmed his price target on the stock to $31 from $33. The analyst likes the company’s exposure to life science, on-campus medical office, and continuing care retirement communities which he believes gives Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK) a competitive advantage over peers. On July 15, Morgan Stanley analyst Richard Hill cut his price target on Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK) to $26 from $32.50 and reiterated an Equal Weight rating on the shares.

At the close of Q1 2022, 24 hedge funds were long Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK) with stakes of $241.33 million. This is compared to 26 positions a quarter ago with stakes worth $248.64 million.

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