HIW vs. ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, DEI, PDM, BDN, HPP, EQC, and DLR
Should you be buying Highwoods Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Highwoods Properties include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry.
Highwoods Properties vs. Its Competitors
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 4 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 6 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.52 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 21.53% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.43% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities received 97 more outperform votes than Highwoods Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.44% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus target price of $116.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.97%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus target price of $31.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.50%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.
Summary
Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats Highwoods Properties on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:HIW) was last updated on 6/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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