Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.92x compared to its average ratio. HIW has 36-month beta value of 1.22. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HIW is 105.85M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HIW on June 05, 2025 was 1.02M shares.
HIW) stock’s latest price update
Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW)’s stock price has decreased by -0.23 compared to its previous closing price of 30.31. However, the company has seen a 2.37% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-03 that HIW secures 750K+ sq ft of second-generation leases, including 300K+ sq ft of new leases from the beginning of the second quarter through June 2, 2025.
HIW’s Market Performance
HIW’s stock has risen by 2.37% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 3.60% and a quarterly rise of 4.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.38% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.56% for Highwoods Properties, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.24% for HIW stock, with a simple moving average of -1.32% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HIW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HIW stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for HIW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HIW in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $32 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HIW reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for HIW stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on October 01st, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to HIW, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on January 30th of the previous year.
HIW Trading at 5.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HIW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.78% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HIW starting from DAVID J. HARTZELL, who proposed sale 6,173 shares at the price of $33.26 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, DAVID J. HARTZELL now owns shares of Highwoods Properties, Inc, valued at $205,324 using the latest closing price.
Hartzell David John, the Director of Highwoods Properties, Inc, sale 6,173 shares at $33.26 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that Hartzell David John is holding 28,729 shares at $205,314 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HIW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Highwoods Properties, Inc stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 7.21, with 2.87 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 474.48 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
