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After finishing at $32.17 in the prior trading day, Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) closed at $31.66, down -1.59%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. HIW stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.49.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HIW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 85.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.41.
On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $32.
Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $35.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 17 ’25 when Hartzell David John sold 4,300 shares for $32.10 per share. The transaction valued at 138,030 led to the insider holds 27,489 shares of the business.
David J. Hartzell bought 4,300 shares of HIW for $138,030 on Sep 17 ’25. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, DAVID J. HARTZELL, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,173 shares for $33.26 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HIW now has a Market Capitalization of 3489695488 and an Enterprise Value of 6832482816. As of this moment, Highwoods’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 48.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.385 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.639.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HIW is 1.26, which has changed by -0.057738066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HIW has reached a high of $36.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.22%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1207530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 107.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 106.02M. Insiders hold about 1.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.75% stake in the company. Shares short for HIW as of 1756425600 were 5370682 with a Short Ratio of 5.00, compared to 1753920000 on 5813628. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5370682 and a Short% of Float of 9.91.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HIW’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.0, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.062169727. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.49.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 1.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.14 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.6 and $0.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.6. EPS for the following year is $0.67, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $0.67 and $0.67.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $205.74M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $212.52M to a low estimate of $201.69M. As of. The current estimate, Highwoods Properties, Inc’s year-ago sales were $204.32MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $209.24M. There is a high estimate of $215.72M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $204.15M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HIW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $844.81M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $807.54M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $820.97M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $825.86MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $864.16M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $890.47M and the low estimate is $836.96M.
