Health Care Property Investors (HCP) 11/5/09 PriceWatch Alert Bearish Price Movement

Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:28 AM EDT

Health Care Property Investors (NYSE: HCP) closed yesterday at $28.40. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $14.26 and 52-week high of $31.09. Health Care Property Investors stock has been showing support around 27.19 and resistance in the 30.69 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives HCP a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. HCP appears on the Investors Observer Hedged Dividend Income list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at an Apr '10 25 covered call (HCP DE) for a net debit in the $24.00 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 163 day duration, provides 15.49% downside protection and a 4.17% assigned return rate for a 9.33% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Health Care Property Investors has a current annual dividend yield of 6.14%. [THA-Seven Summits Research]

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