Highwoods Properties (HIW) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts rate HIW or BDN?

Highwoods Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.72%. Brandywine Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.13%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has more volatility and risk, HIW or BDN?

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HIW or BDN?

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 2 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 1.42 indicating that Brandywine Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Highwoods Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brandywine Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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 13.2%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HIW or BDN?

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	27.23
Brandywine Realty Trust	$495.77M	1.59	-$195.91M	-$1.88	-2.41

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.