You Wouldn't Believe the Size of HCP Inc.'s Market Opportunity

It's been almost a year since healthcare real estate investment trust HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) spun off its skilled nursing assets and decided to focus on its core property types -- senior housing, medical offices, and life science facilities. The company's asset quality and balance sheet have improved significantly, and HCP is getting serious about pursuing future growth opportunities.

Since it is one of the largest healthcare REITs, you might not think that HCP has tons of room for growth, but you'd be mistaken. In fact, between the opportunities currently in the market, and the wave of growth to come in the healthcare real estate industry, it's quite conceivable HCP could double or even triple in size in the not-too-distant future.

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