Highwoods Properties (HIW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, leases and manages primarily office properties. The company focuses on high-quality buildings in central business districts and other prominent business locations, serving corporate, professional services, healthcare and government tenants.

Highwoods’ portfolio is concentrated in selected Sun Belt markets, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Orlando and Tampa. In addition to traditional office buildings, the company has developed and owns mixed-use properties that may include retail, residential, hospitality and entertainment components. Its services include property management, leasing, development and redevelopment activities.

Founded in 1978 and organized as a real estate investment trust in 1994, Highwoods Properties has built a long-term presence in major Southeastern U.S. markets. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey A. Miller.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.55 to $31.04
• 50-Day Range: $30.25 to $34.29
• 52-Week Range: $20.45 to $35.44
• Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 953,759 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.15
• Dividend Yield: 6.53%
• Price Target: $32.56
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Highwoods Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Highwoods Properties scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 184 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Highwoods Properties has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Highwoods Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Highwoods Properties has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Highwoods Properties are expected to grow by 3.10% in the coming year, from $3.55 to $3.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Highwoods Properties is 20.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Highwoods Properties is 20.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Highwoods Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.71% of the float of Highwoods Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Highwoods Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.45, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Highwoods Properties has recently decreased by 3.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Highwoods Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Highwoods Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Highwoods Properties is 131.58%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Highwoods Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.64% next year. This indicates that Highwoods Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Highwoods Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Highwoods Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for HIW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Highwoods Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Highwoods Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.30% of the stock of Highwoods Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.31% of the stock of Highwoods Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Office REITs
• Sub-Industry: Office REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HIW
• CIK: 921082
• Web: www.highwoods.com
• Phone: (919) 872-4924
• Fax: 919-872-4924
• Employees: 315
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Highwoods Properties: $32.56
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $159.61 million
• Net Margins: 20.74%
• Pretax Margin: 20.77%
• Return on Equity: 7.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.37
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $806.11 million
• Price / Sales: 4.19
• Cash Flow: $4.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.30
• Book Value: $21.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 110,310,000
• Free Float: 108,872,000
• Market Cap: $3.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05