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HIW vs. BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, KRC, PDM, SLG, VNO, ARE, and HPP

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), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry.

Highwoods Properties vs. Its Competitors

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

Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -17.0% 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.

87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust 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, Brandywine Realty Trust and Brandywine Realty Trust both had 12 articles in the media. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.51 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brandywine Realty Trust
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Highwoods Properties
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Brandywine Realty Trust$505.52M1.28-$195.91M-$1.88-1.98
Highwoods Properties$810.83M3.97$102.25M$1.1925.01

Brandywine Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.81%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus price target of $31.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.99%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Highwoods Properties
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

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

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -38.03%. 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-38.03% -18.91% -5.37%
Highwoods Properties 16.15%5.57%2.16%

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HIW vs. The Competition

MetricHighwoods PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.21B$8.66B$12.56B$21.90B
Dividend Yield6.76%5.45%5.56%3.59%
P/E Ratio24.97149.7521.2632.78
Price / Sales3.975.2829.9958.56
Price / Cash7.6817.9922.2924.20
Price / Book1.351.652.244.65
Net Income$102.25M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance-0.80%1.01%0.88%1.77%
1 Month Performance-5.09%-1.49%-0.84%0.75%
1 Year Performance-16.32%-10.53%536.20%12.77%

Highwoods Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIW
Highwoods Properties
3.75 of 5 stars
$29.77
+0.7%
$31.25
+5.0%
-17.1%$3.21B$810.83M24.97340Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
BDN
Brandywine Realty Trust
4.4698 of 5 stars
$3.66
-0.7%
$4.50
+22.8%
-31.8%$640.95M$505.52M-1.95330News Coverage
Earnings Report
BXP
BXP
3.4919 of 5 stars
$70.68
-0.5%
$79.26
+12.1%
-15.1%$11.25B$3.41B2,356.79780Upcoming Earnings
CUZ
Cousins Properties
4.6932 of 5 stars
$26.62
-0.7%
$32.18
+20.9%
-14.6%$4.50B$856.76M71.94290Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DEI
Douglas Emmett
4.5489 of 5 stars
$13.20
-1.5%
$18.25
+38.3%
-26.9%$2.24B$986.48M59.98750Positive News
KRC
Kilroy Realty
3.6034 of 5 stars
$40.58
+0.7%
$41.17
+1.4%
-2.1%$4.77B$1.14B22.06260Upcoming Earnings
PDM
Piedmont Realty Trust
1.9407 of 5 stars
$8.27
+1.3%
$8.67
+4.9%
-21.9%$1.02B$570.32M-15.03150Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SLG
SL Green Realty
3.6897 of 5 stars
$51.72
-1.7%
$66.63
+28.8%
-31.7%$3.75B$886.27M5,177.081,221Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
VNO
Vornado Realty Trust
4.4831 of 5 stars
$38.25
-2.5%
$39.42
+3.0%
-8.0%$7.53B$1.79B9.472,996Positive News
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
4.6668 of 5 stars
$76.78
+2.4%
$95.87
+24.9%
-35.8%$12.97B$3.12B-590.59590Upcoming Earnings
HPP
Hudson Pacific Properties
4.4841 of 5 stars
$2.55
-1.5%
$3.13
+22.9%
-44.5%$982M$842.08M-0.91880Positive News

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