Highwoods Properties (HIW) Competitors $29.50 +0.32 (+1.09%) As of 01:06 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HIW vs. BXP, KRC, SLG, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, DLR, and AREShould you be buying Highwoods Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Highwoods Properties include Boston Properties (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Highwoods Properties vs. Boston Properties Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, HIW or BXP? Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HIW or BXP? Boston Properties received 278 more outperform votes than Highwoods Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.46% of users gave Boston Properties an outperform vote while only 60.83% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHighwoods PropertiesOutperform Votes38260.83% Underperform Votes24639.17% Boston PropertiesOutperform Votes66063.46% Underperform Votes38036.54% Do analysts prefer HIW or BXP? Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus target price of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.53%. Boston Properties has a consensus target price of $79.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.86%. Given Boston Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Properties is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Boston Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Is HIW or BXP a better dividend stock? Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Boston Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Highwoods Properties pays out 124.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boston Properties pays out -19,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HIW or BXP? Highwoods Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boston Properties. Boston Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHighwoods Properties$814.97M3.85$102.25M$1.6118.10Boston Properties$3.41B3.02$14.27M-$0.02-3,249.00 Is HIW or BXP more profitable? Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Boston Properties' net margin of 0.38%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 4.33% beat Boston Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Highwoods Properties12.37% 4.33% 1.70% Boston Properties 0.38%3.90%1.24% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HIW or BXP? 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Boston Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boston Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer HIW or BXP? In the previous week, Boston Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Boston Properties and 12 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Boston Properties' score of 0.28 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Highwoods Properties 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boston Properties 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryHighwoods Properties and Boston Properties tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Highwoods Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HIW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHighwoods PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.14B$7.01B$11.29B$19.23BDividend Yield7.21%7.01%5.58%4.01%P/E Ratio30.6760.5522.2833.50Price / Sales3.858.4026.5929.16Price / Cash7.6517.3217.6017.52Price / Book1.341.682.644.55Net Income$102.25M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.50%1.83%1.61%1.90%1 Month Performance7.37%2.87%7.21%8.62%1 Year Performance8.85%5.01%539.39%4.75% Highwoods Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIWHighwoods Properties3.937 of 5 stars$29.50+1.1%$32.50+10.2%+8.9%$3.18B$814.97M31.08340Earnings ReportPositive NewsBXPBoston Properties4.2424 of 5 stars$66.31+0.7%$79.83+20.4%+6.9%$10.50B$3.41B663.17780Earnings ReportKRCKilroy Realty4.5953 of 5 stars$32.71+1.1%$38.82+18.7%-4.5%$3.87B$1.14B18.48260News CoveragePositive NewsSLGSL Green Realty2.9344 of 5 stars$54.24-0.2%$68.13+25.6%+7.6%$3.87B$938.24M678.001,188Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.4978 of 5 stars$14.20-0.3%$18.50+30.3%+4.6%$2.38B$986.48M109.24750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.7218 of 5 stars$6.78-0.3%$9.50+40.1%-3.9%$843.49M$570.32M-10.76150Earnings ReportPositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.4438 of 5 stars$4.05+0.5%$5.00+23.5%-13.6%$700.94M$500.55M-3.55330Insider TradePositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.6569 of 5 stars$2.22flat$3.14+41.4%-59.3%$313.80M$842.08M-0.86880News CoveragePositive NewsEQCEquity Commonwealth2.6368 of 5 stars$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520News CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.7093 of 5 stars$160.50+0.4%$183.05+14.1%+12.1%$54.05B$5.55B99.073,410Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4541 of 5 stars$76.96+1.4%$118.60+54.1%-38.2%$13.31B$3.05B42.76590Earnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BXP Competitors KRC Competitors SLG Competitors DEI Competitors PDM Competitors BDN Competitors HPP Competitors EQC Competitors DLR Competitors ARE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HIW) was last updated on 5/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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