Highwoods Properties (HIW) Competitors

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HIW or BDN?

Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highwoods Properties	$825.86M	4.24	$102.25M	$1.19	27.25
Brandywine Realty Trust	$505.52M	1.41	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.18

Is HIW or BDN a better dividend stock?

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Highwoods Properties pays out 168.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HIW or BDN more profitable?

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -65.33%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 5.57% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highwoods Properties	16.15%	5.57%	2.16%
Brandywine Realty Trust	-65.33%	-32.12%	-9.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, HIW or BDN?

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HIW or BDN?

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer HIW or BDN?

Highwoods Properties currently has a consensus target price of $31.60, suggesting a potential downside of 2.54%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Highwoods Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Brandywine Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Does the media refer more to HIW or BDN?

In the previous week, Brandywine Realty Trust had 11 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Highwoods Properties	Neutral
Brandywine Realty Trust	Positive

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.