Question 1

Do analysts recommend HIW or AAT?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties currently has a consensus price target of $31.78, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.16%. Given Highwoods Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Highwoods Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 American Assets Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Question 2

Is HIW or AAT a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Highwoods Properties pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust pays out 469.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Highwoods Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 3

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HIW or AAT?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than American Assets Trust. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, 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 $806.11M 3.97 $159.61M $1.52 19.09 American Assets Trust $436.20M 3.03 $71.37M $0.29 74.26

Question 4

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HIW or AAT?

Accepted Answer

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 5

Is HIW or AAT more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 20.74% compared to American Assets Trust's net margin of 4.09%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.06% beat American Assets Trust's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Highwoods Properties 20.74% 7.06% 2.72% American Assets Trust 4.09% 1.66% 0.62%

Question 6

Which has more volatility & risk, HIW or AAT?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 7

Does the media prefer HIW or AAT?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 3 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 1 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 0.90 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Highwoods Properties 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Assets Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 8

Do analysts rate HIW or BXP?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus price target of $31.78, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. BXP has a consensus price target of $75.06, suggesting a potential upside of 27.18%. Given BXP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BXP is more favorable than Highwoods Properties. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 BXP 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58

Question 9

Is HIW or BXP a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Highwoods Properties pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BXP pays out 150.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 10

Which has better earnings & valuation, HIW or BXP?

Accepted Answer

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BXP, 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 $806.11M 3.97 $159.61M $1.52 19.09 BXP $3.48B 2.71 $276.80M $1.86 31.73

Question 11

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HIW or BXP?

Accepted Answer

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 12

Is HIW or BXP more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 20.74% compared to BXP's net margin of 8.44%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.06% beat BXP's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Highwoods Properties 20.74% 7.06% 2.72% BXP 8.44% 3.88% 1.16%

Question 13

Which has more risk and volatility, HIW or BXP?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Question 14

Does the media prefer HIW or BXP?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 1 more articles in the media than BXP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 3 mentions for BXP. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat BXP's score of -0.11 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BXP 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Question 15

Do analysts prefer CUZ or HIW?

Accepted Answer

Cousins Properties currently has a consensus target price of $31.09, indicating a potential upside of 12.64%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus target price of $31.78, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Cousins Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than Highwoods Properties. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cousins Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Question 16

Is CUZ or HIW a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Cousins Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Cousins Properties pays out 3,200.0% 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 131.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 17

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CUZ or HIW?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cousins Properties. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cousins 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 Cousins Properties $993.82M 4.57 $40.50M $0.04 690.08 Highwoods Properties $806.11M 3.97 $159.61M $1.52 19.09

Question 18

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CUZ or HIW?

Accepted Answer

94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cousins Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 19

Is CUZ or HIW more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 20.74% compared to Cousins Properties' net margin of 0.62%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.06% beat Cousins Properties' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cousins Properties 0.62% 0.14% 0.07% Highwoods Properties 20.74% 7.06% 2.72%

Question 20

Which has more risk and volatility, CUZ or HIW?

Accepted Answer

Cousins Properties has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Question 21

Does the media refer more to CUZ or HIW?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Cousins Properties. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 1 mentions for Cousins Properties. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Cousins Properties' score of 0.76 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cousins Properties 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Highwoods Properties 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 22

Do analysts prefer HIW or DEI?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus price target of $31.78, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Douglas Emmett has a consensus price target of $13.57, indicating a potential upside of 39.12%. Given Douglas Emmett's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than Highwoods Properties. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Douglas Emmett 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Question 23

Is HIW or DEI a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Highwoods Properties pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Douglas Emmett pays out -506.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Emmett is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 24

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HIW or DEI?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett 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 $806.11M 3.97 $159.61M $1.52 19.09 Douglas Emmett $1.00B 1.63 $16.27M -$0.15 N/A

Question 25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HIW or DEI?

Accepted Answer

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 26

Is HIW or DEI more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 20.74% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of -2.27%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.06% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Highwoods Properties 20.74% 7.06% 2.72% Douglas Emmett -2.27% -0.66% -0.24%

Question 27

Which has more volatility & risk, HIW or DEI?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Question 28

Does the media prefer HIW or DEI?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Douglas Emmett. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 3 mentions for Douglas Emmett. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Douglas Emmett's score of -0.20 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Douglas Emmett 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Question 29

Do analysts recommend HIW or KRC?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus price target of $31.78, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Kilroy Realty has a consensus price target of $39.47, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given Kilroy Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than Highwoods Properties. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Kilroy Realty 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19

Question 30

Is HIW or KRC a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Highwoods Properties pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kilroy Realty pays out 152.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Highwoods Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 31

Which has better valuation & earnings, HIW or KRC?

Accepted Answer

Kilroy Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kilroy Realty, 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 $806.11M 3.97 $159.61M $1.52 19.09 Kilroy Realty $1.09B 3.64 $276.12M $1.42 24.09

Question 32

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HIW or KRC?

Accepted Answer

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kilroy Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 33

Is HIW or KRC more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 20.74% compared to Kilroy Realty's net margin of 15.47%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.06% beat Kilroy Realty's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Highwoods Properties 20.74% 7.06% 2.72% Kilroy Realty 15.47% 3.04% 1.56%

Question 34

Which has more volatility & risk, HIW or KRC?

Accepted Answer

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Question 35

Does the media favor HIW or KRC?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Kilroy Realty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 1 mentions for Kilroy Realty. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Kilroy Realty's score of 0.71 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kilroy Realty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Metric	Highwoods Properties	Office REITs Industry	Real Estate Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.22B	$1.52B	$5.15B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	6.81%	7.83%	6.62%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	19.09	88.87	27.28	28.60
Price / Sales	3.83	69.63	119.27	15.13
Price / Cash	6.89	33.65	34.02	37.72
Price / Book	1.35	0.62	1.74	4.72
Net Income	$159.61M	-$44.70M	-$73.94M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.28%	-1.04%	-0.51%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-4.65%	-3.84%	-3.81%	-2.93%
1 Year Performance	-4.23%	-17.27%	-5.78%	9.26%

Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HIW Highwoods Properties	3.7265 of 5 stars	$29.01 -0.6%	$31.78 +9.5%	-6.1%	$3.22B	$835.54M	19.09	315	Analyst Forecast
AAT American Assets Trust	2.4422 of 5 stars	$21.60 +0.1%	$21.50 -0.5%	+8.8%	$1.33B	$436.20M	74.48	232	Positive News
BXP BXP	3.7456 of 5 stars	$62.38 -1.6%	$75.06 +20.3%	-17.3%	$10.12B	$3.48B	33.54	826
CUZ Cousins Properties	3.155 of 5 stars	$28.06 -2.1%	$31.09 +10.8%	+1.6%	$4.72B	$993.82M	701.68	351
DEI Douglas Emmett	2.9807 of 5 stars	$9.65 -1.7%	$13.57 +40.6%	-32.4%	$1.64B	$1.00B	N/A	778	Analyst Downgrade

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Do analysts recommend HIW or AAT?

Does the media prefer HIW or AAT?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HIW or AAT?

Is HIW or AAT a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HIW or AAT?

Is HIW or AAT more profitable?

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Do analysts rate HIW or BXP?

Does the media prefer HIW or BXP?

Is HIW or BXP a better dividend stock?

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Which has more risk and volatility, HIW or BXP?

Is HIW or BXP more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, HIW or BXP?

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Does the media refer more to CUZ or HIW?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CUZ or HIW?

Is CUZ or HIW more profitable?

Is CUZ or HIW a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CUZ or HIW?

Do analysts prefer CUZ or HIW?

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Do analysts prefer HIW or DEI?

Does the media prefer HIW or DEI?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HIW or DEI?

Is HIW or DEI more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, HIW or DEI?

Is HIW or DEI a better dividend stock?

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Is HIW or KRC more profitable?

Is HIW or KRC a better dividend stock?

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Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HIW or KRC?

Does the media favor HIW or KRC?

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