Highwoods Properties Inc

Company Profile

Highwoods Properties Inc had its IPO on 1994-06-07 under the ticker symbol HIW.

The company operates in the Real Estate sector and REIT-Office industry. Highwoods Properties Inc has a staff strength of 345 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Highwoods Properties Inc opened at $23.19 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $22.96 - $23.44, and closed at $23.05.

This is a -0.82% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,087,200 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Highwoods Properties Inc have slipped by -4.32%.

Highwoods Properties Inc's Key Ratios

Highwoods Properties Inc has a market cap of $2.57 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2178 and a price to sales ratio of 3.8765.

In the last 12-months Highwoods Properties Inc’s revenue was $841.16 million with a gross profit of $570.66 million and an EBITDA of $485.83 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Highwoods Properties Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Highwoods Properties Inc’s operating margin was 28.34% while its return on assets stood at 2.54% with a return of equity of 6.15%.

In Q2, Highwoods Properties Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -16.5% while revenue growth was a positive 1.9%.

Highwoods Properties Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

11.1857

Trailing PE

16.3931

PEG

5.09

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.45 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 11.1857 and a PEG multiple of 5.09. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Highwoods Properties Inc’s profitability.

Highwoods Properties Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 7.3048 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.2622. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.8765.

Highwoods Properties Inc stock pays annual dividends of $2 per share, indicating a yield of 8.41% and a payout ratio of 1.5%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$6.03 billion

Total Liabilities

$297.60 million

Operating Cash Flow

$6.36 million

Capital Expenditure

$27.27 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

1.5%

Highwoods Properties Inc ended 2025 with $6.03 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $6.03 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.47 billion.

Highwoods Properties Inc ended 2025 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $297.60 million in other current liabilities, 1055000.00 in common stock, $-652436000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $17.01 million and cash and short-term investments were $17.01 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $3.20 billion.

Highwoods Properties Inc’s total current assets stands at $434.81 million while long-term investments were $298.85 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $334.22 million compared to accounts payable of $297.60 million and inventory worth $5.35 million.

In 2025, Highwoods Properties Inc's operating cash flow was $6.36 million while its capital expenditure stood at $27.27 million.

Comparatively, Highwoods Properties Inc paid $0.02 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$23.05

52-Week High

$29.9074

52-Week Low

$18.5633

Analyst Target Price

$27.67

Highwoods Properties Inc stock is currently trading at $23.05 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $29.9074 and a 52-week low of $29.9074. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $27.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $23.95 and 200-day moving average was $23.97 The short ratio stood at 3.93 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 159.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10342.5% are held by institutions.