Highwoods Properties (HIW) Competitors $28.58 -0.43 (-1.48%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.70 +0.12 (+0.42%) As of 08/1/2025 05:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HIW vs. BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, KRC, PDM, SLG, VNO, HPP, and EQCShould you be buying Highwoods Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Highwoods Properties include Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), and Equity Commonwealth (EQC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Highwoods Properties vs. Its Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, BDN or HIW? Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BDN or HIW? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrandywine Realty Trust$505.52M1.32-$195.91M-$1.88-2.04Highwoods Properties$825.86M3.74$102.25M$1.1924.02 Is BDN or HIW a better dividend stock? Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BDN or HIW? 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BDN or HIW? In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 8 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 6 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.57 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brandywine Realty Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Highwoods Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend BDN or HIW? Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.55%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.97%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brandywine Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is BDN or HIW 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 Brandywine Realty Trust-65.33% -32.12% -9.31% Highwoods Properties 16.15%5.57%2.16% SummaryHighwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 12 of the 18 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 HIW 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 PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.09B$8.33B$11.96B$20.46BDividend Yield6.99%6.09%5.67%3.71%P/E Ratio24.0270.7719.7629.00Price / Sales3.744.9126.0757.12Price / Cash7.4317.5518.0017.53Price / Book1.301.612.184.53Net Income$102.25M$128.99M$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-5.44%-4.24%-2.49%-3.40%1 Month Performance-8.84%-3.74%-1.38%-2.70%1 Year Performance-4.48%-9.69%540.85%10.16% Highwoods Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIWHighwoods Properties3.3776 of 5 stars$28.58-1.5%$32.00+12.0%-4.5%$3.09B$825.86M24.02340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.4587 of 5 stars$4.02-1.7%$5.00+24.4%-21.9%$695.26M$505.52M-2.14330Positive NewsBXPBXP3.9129 of 5 stars$69.61-3.1%$78.07+12.2%-3.4%$11.02B$3.41B-3,478.76780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCUZCousins Properties3.8496 of 5 stars$27.27-1.8%$32.50+19.2%-0.4%$4.58B$856.76M82.64290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.9365 of 5 stars$15.40-1.0%$17.78+15.4%-1.5%$2.58B$986.48M48.13750News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsKRCKilroy Realty4.1913 of 5 stars$36.55-1.4%$37.73+3.2%+8.2%$4.32B$1.14B21.76260News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.2243 of 5 stars$7.47-0.5%$8.67+16.0%-13.3%$929.34M$570.32M-15.24150Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeSLGSL Green Realty3.2932 of 5 stars$58.56-3.4%$65.60+12.0%-11.5%$4.18B$886.27M-108.441,221Positive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust2.8182 of 5 stars$38.97-2.4%$38.09-2.3%+32.3%$7.48B$1.79B74.942,996News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑HPPHudson Pacific Properties4.767 of 5 stars$2.42-4.0%$3.22+33.0%-56.7%$917.54M$842.08M-0.89880Upcoming EarningsEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BDN Competitors BXP Competitors CUZ Competitors DEI Competitors KRC Competitors PDM Competitors SLG Competitors VNO Competitors HPP Competitors EQC 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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