NYSE:HIWHighwoods Properties Stock Price, Forecast & News

Highwoods Properties' stock was trading at $40.47 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HIW stock has decreased by 9.1% and is now trading at $36.78. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Highwoods Properties in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Highwoods Properties.

Highwoods Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Highwoods Properties.

Highwoods Properties will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.91. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $192.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $192.55 million. Highwoods Properties had a net margin of 41.50% and a return on equity of 14.27%. The business's revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.72 EPS. View Highwoods Properties' earnings history.

Highwoods Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share on Monday, June 8th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. View Highwoods Properties' dividend history.

Highwoods Properties updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.55-3.68 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.57.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Highwoods Properties' stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Highwoods Properties' stock price to reach $44.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Highwoods Properties.

Media coverage about HIW stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Highwoods Properties earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Highwoods Properties.

Highwoods Properties saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,840,000 shares, an increase of 52.1% from the June 15th total of 1,210,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,060,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Highwoods Properties' Current Options Chain.

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

Highwoods Properties' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Timbercreek Investment Management Inc. (0.11%). Company insiders that own Highwoods Properties stock include Carlos E Evans, Jeffrey Douglas Miller and Mark F Mulhern. View institutional ownership trends for Highwoods Properties.

HIW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Timbercreek Investment Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HIW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.78.

Highwoods Properties has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion and generates $735.98 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $136.92 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.33 on an earnings per share basis. Highwoods Properties employs 442 workers across the globe.

The official website for Highwoods Properties is www.highwoods.com.

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]