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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Stockholders 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 3.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. View Highwoods Properties' Dividend History.

Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $180.44 million for 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 quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. 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 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Highwoods Properties' shares. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Highwoods Properties' stock price to reach $52.8333 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Highwoods Properties.

Highwoods Properties saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,589,138 shares, an increase of 164.5% from the April 30th total of 600,714 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 787,441 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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News stories about HIW stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Highwoods Properties earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.61 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Highwoods Properties' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.54%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.60%), Centersquare Investment Management LLC (2.72%), Millennium Management LLC (1.96%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.68%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.54%). Company insiders that own Highwoods Properties stock include Edward J Fritsch, 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 Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Putnam FL Investment Management Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Centersquare Investment Management LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC, BlackRock Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Echo Street Capital Management LLC, Citigroup Inc. and Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC. 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 $48.50.

Highwoods Properties has a market capitalization of $5.02 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]