In the past week, HIW stock has gone down by -1.84%, with a monthly gain of 7.41% and a quarterly surge of 5.50%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.58%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.11% for Highwoods Properties, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.30% for HIW’s stock, with a 0.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) is above average at 19.31x. The 36-month beta value for HIW is also noteworthy at 1.23. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HIW is 105.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.29% of that float. The average trading volume of HIW on June 26, 2025 was 921.75K shares.
HIW) stock’s latest price update
Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.53 in comparison to its previous close of 31.34, however, the company has experienced a -1.84% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-24 that RALEIGH, N.C., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) will release its second quarter 2025 results on Tuesday, July 29th, after the market closes.
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 3.84% 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 -16.10% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
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 4.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13.
Conclusion
In summary, Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
