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$29.88 +0.67 (+2.30%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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HIW vs. BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, KRC, PDM, SLG, VNO, HPP, and EQC

Should 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

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

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 Properties16.15% 5.57% 2.16%
Brandywine Realty Trust -65.33%-32.12%-9.31%

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 Ratio
Highwoods Properties$825.86M3.91$102.25M$1.1925.11
Brandywine Realty Trust$505.52M1.41-$195.91M-$1.88-2.18

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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.

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 4 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.97 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brandywine Realty Trust
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.08%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. 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
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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HIW vs. The Competition

MetricHighwoods PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.23B$8.54B$12.58B$21.31B
Dividend Yield6.69%5.45%5.46%3.52%
P/E Ratio25.1179.4319.4129.16
Price / Sales3.915.0826.3155.58
Price / Cash7.7618.4122.1924.09
Price / Book1.371.752.355.47
Net Income$102.25M$130.30M$1.01B$992.74M
7 Day Performance1.99%4.18%1.75%2.67%
1 Month Performance-1.24%1.57%1.61%2.35%
1 Year Performance-6.53%-8.20%541.38%10.76%

Highwoods Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIW
Highwoods Properties
2.9049 of 5 stars
$29.88
+2.3%
$32.00
+7.1%
-6.5%$3.23B$825.86M25.11340News Coverage
Positive News
BDN
Brandywine Realty Trust
3.84 of 5 stars
$4.00
-0.6%
$5.00
+25.2%
-22.1%$693.93M$505.52M-2.13330News Coverage
BXP
BXP
3.7519 of 5 stars
$65.23
-0.3%
$77.07
+18.2%
-5.2%$10.33B$3.45B2,174.89780Trending News
Analyst Revision
CUZ
Cousins Properties
3.94 of 5 stars
$27.53
+0.5%
$32.50
+18.1%
+1.8%$4.62B$856.76M74.40290News Coverage
DEI
Douglas Emmett
3.9759 of 5 stars
$14.57
-1.0%
$17.78
+22.0%
-1.2%$2.44B$999.70M66.22750Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
KRC
Kilroy Realty
4.0611 of 5 stars
$38.20
-1.3%
$37.91
-0.8%
+10.6%$4.52B$1.14B20.76260News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
PDM
Piedmont Realty Trust
1.518 of 5 stars
$7.75
+0.5%
$8.67
+11.8%
-12.8%$964.78M$565.50M-14.09150News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
SLG
SL Green Realty
2.6231 of 5 stars
$54.09
-0.3%
$67.29
+24.4%
-14.5%$3.86B$901.32M-100.161,221Dividend Announcement
VNO
Vornado Realty Trust
4.3053 of 5 stars
$36.79
-1.1%
$37.80
+2.7%
+9.7%$7.07B$1.80B9.112,996News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HPP
Hudson Pacific Properties
4.0991 of 5 stars
$2.66
-1.1%
$3.22
+21.0%
-51.8%$1.01B$842.08M-0.95880News Coverage
Positive News
EQC
Equity Commonwealth
N/A$1.58
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N/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520News Coverage
Positive News

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