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The closing price of Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) was $30.51 for the day, up 0.66% from the previous closing price of $30.31. In other words, the price has increased by $0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. HIW stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.35.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HIW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 83.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.39.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’24 when DAVID J. HARTZELL bought 6,173 shares for $33.26 per share.
Hartzell David John sold 6,173 shares of HIW for $205,314 on Nov 06 ’24. The Director now owns 28,729 shares after completing the transaction at $33.26 per share.
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 3354940672 and an Enterprise Value of 6766971904. As of this moment, Highwoods’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.255 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.382.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HIW is 1.23, which has changed by 0.0767318 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 -0.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.12%.
Shares Statistics:
HIW traded an average of 909.49K shares per day over the past three months and 707350 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 107.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 105.84M. Insiders hold about 1.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.78% stake in the company. Shares short for HIW as of 1749772800 were 6042632 with a Short Ratio of 5.04, compared to 1747267200 on 3628797. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6042632 and a Short% of Float of 11.21.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.0, HIW has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06598482The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.44.
