HIW vs. BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, KRC, PDM, SLG, VNO, ARE, and HPP
Should you be buying Highwoods Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Highwoods Properties include Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), SL Green Realty (SLG), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry.
Highwoods Properties vs. Its Competitors
Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 21.53% compared to Brandywine Realty Trust's net margin of -40.97%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.43% beat Brandywine Realty Trust's return on equity.
87.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Brandywine Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Brandywine Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.93%. Given Brandywine Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brandywine Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.
Brandywine Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Brandywine Realty Trust pays out -50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Highwoods Properties pays out 124.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brandywine Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Brandywine Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 3 mentions for Brandywine Realty Trust. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Brandywine Realty Trust's score of 0.33 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Brandywine Realty Trust. Brandywine Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Brandywine Realty Trust has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Highwoods Properties beats Brandywine Realty Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:HIW) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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