The stock of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) has gone up by 0.55% for the week, with a 3.11% rise in the past month and a 18.45% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.75% for HIW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.20% for HIW’s stock, with a simple moving average of 23.29% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) is above average at 23.52x. The 36-month beta value for HIW is also noteworthy at 1.28. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for HIW is 104.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.23% of that float. The average trading volume of HIW on October 11, 2024 was 749.18K shares.
HIW) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) has increased by 0.98 when compared to last closing price of 32.80.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-10-01 that Conference Call Wednesday, October 23 rd, at 11:00 A.M.
Analysts’ Opinion of HIW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HIW stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for HIW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HIW in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $35 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HIW reach a price target of $28. The rating they have provided for HIW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 30th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to HIW, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on December 21st of the previous year.
HIW Trading at 3.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HIW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.57%, as shares surge +2.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.94% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HIW rose by +0.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +45.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.05. In addition, Highwoods Properties, Inc. saw 44.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HIW starting from Evans Carlos E, who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $23.67 back on Feb 22 ’24. After this action, Evans Carlos E now owns 62,487 shares of Highwoods Properties, Inc., valued at $473,400 using the latest closing price.
Leary Brian M, the EVP & COO of Highwoods Properties, Inc., purchase 1,000 shares at $17.67 during a trade that took place back on Oct 27 ’23, which means that Leary Brian M is holding 92,386 shares at $17,670 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HIW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Highwoods Properties, Inc. stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.20, with 2.53 for asset returns.
Based on Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 529.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
In summary, Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
