Highwoods Properties
HIW
Market cap $3.39B

31.46 USD

+0.16

0.51%

At close Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

31.46

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

0.51%

5 days

0.58%

1 month

0.19%

3 months

19.12%

6 months

9.08%

Year to date

2.61%

1 year

13.70%

5 years

-14.00%

10 years

-24.14%

About: Highwoods Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, management, and leasing of properties in urban areas throughout the Southern United States. In terms of total square footage, the vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio comprises office buildings in terms. Highwoods Properties derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from the tenants of its buildings. The majority of this revenue comes from its holdings in the urban markets of Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, and Tampa. These cities also account for the majority of the square footage under the company's ownership. Highwoods Properties customers include the U.S. Government, financial services firms, industrial supply retailers, and healthcare companies.

Employees: 350

Real Estate Office REIT

0

Funds holding %

of 7,312 funds

–

Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

212% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $823K

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 92

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 45

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 102.79% [Q4 2024] → 104.31% (+1.52%) [Q1 2025]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 329 [Q4 2024] → 331 (+2) [Q1 2025]

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.33B [Q4 2024] → $3.33B (-$6.11M) [Q1 2025]

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$31

1%

downside

Avg. target

$31

1%

downside

High target

$31

1%

downside

1 analyst rating

0 positive

0%

1 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

Wells Fargo

Blaine Heck

1%downside

$31

Equal-Weight

Maintained

19 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about HIW published over the past 30 days

Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Real Estate Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

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5 Office REITs For The Great Return To Office

My wife nailed it as we stepped into the open house, staring into the front room labeled “home office.” Shoes off, respecting the homeowners still living there.

5 Office REITs For The Great Return To Office

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5 Recession-Proof Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 6%

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Highwoods to Release Second Quarter 2025 Results Tuesday, July 29th

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.

Highwoods to Release Second Quarter 2025 Results Tuesday, July 29th

Highwoods Properties: FFO Set To Begin Recovery From 2021-2024 Slump

Highwoods Properties is an office REIT focused on the Sun Belt region, where the company derives over 95% of its net operating income. Q1 2025 FFO was down Y/Y and Q/Q, impacted by occupancy declines. Even so, the REIT increased its full-year outlook as leasing activity picked up in Q2 2025.

Highwoods Properties: FFO Set To Begin Recovery From 2021-2024 Slump

Zacks Investment Research

Highwoods Properties Stock Up 8.3% in Three Months: Will It Continue?

HIW signs more than 750,000 square feet of second-generation leases, fueling an 8.3% stock rally as demand rebounds in the Sun Belt office.

Highwoods Properties Stock Up 8.3% in Three Months: Will It Continue?

A Slow Slowdown

US equity markets rallied to their highest levels since February after a critical slate of employment data showed lukewarm labor market conditions in May, with only minimal tariff-related impacts. Benchmark interest rates jumped to near-four-month highs as hotter-than-expected wage growth metrics fueled doubts on the prospects for meaningful Federal Reserve easing this year. Meanwhile, investors weighed questions about the fate of the "Big Beautiful Bill" amid fierce challenges from Elon Musk, alongside signs of thawing in the tariff stalemate with China.

A Slow Slowdown

Zacks Investment Research

Highwoods Provides Quarter-to-Date Second Generation Leasing Update

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.

Highwoods Provides Quarter-to-Date Second Generation Leasing Update

Public REITs Are Positioned For Trophy Office Upside

Office buildings are experiencing accelerating bifurcation; quality assets in strong markets are outperforming as obsolete buildings face decline or conversion. We capitalized on deeply discounted valuations in 2023-24, notably with HIW, which delivered a +43% total return in 2024. Current leasing momentum, generationally low supply, and return-to-office trends support positive earnings growth for high-quality office REITs.

Public REITs Are Positioned For Trophy Office Upside

Highwoods Provides Leasing Update

2 nd Gen Leasing Activity Continues to be Strong Over 750,000 SF of Leases Signed to Date in Second Quarter Includes over 300,000 SF of New Leases

Highwoods Provides Leasing Update

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