NYSE:HIW - Highwoods Properties Stock Price, Price Target & More

Highwoods Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HIW."

Highwoods Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Investors of record on Friday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.4625 per share on Tuesday, June 5th. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 17th. View Highwoods Properties' Dividend History.

Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The real estate investment trust earned $180.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $176.03 million. Highwoods Properties had a net margin of 25.90% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. View Highwoods Properties' Earnings History.

Highwoods Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Highwoods Properties.

8 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Highwoods Properties' shares. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Highwoods Properties' share price to reach $53.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Highwoods Properties.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Highwoods Properties in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News headlines about HIW stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Highwoods Properties earned a media sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 45.96 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Highwoods Properties' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.82%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%). Company insiders that own Highwoods Properties stock include Jeffrey Douglas Miller, Sherry A Kellett and Theodore J Klinck. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Highwoods Properties.

HIW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Highwoods Properties company stock in the last year include Jeffrey Douglas Miller and Sherry A Kellett. View Insider Buying and Selling for Highwoods Properties.

HIW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for Highwoods Properties.

Shares of HIW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HIW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.54.

Highwoods Properties has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion and generates $702.74 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $185.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis. Highwoods Properties employs 441 workers across the globe.

Highwoods Properties' mailing address is 3100 SMOKETREE COURT SUITE 600, RALEIGH NC, 27604. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 919-872-4924 or via email at [email protected]