The stock of Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW) has gone up by 0.65% for the week, with a -2.57% drop in the past month and a -14.89% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.41% for HIW. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.31% for HIW’s stock, with a -0.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) Right Now?
Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.17x compared to its average ratio. HIW has 36-month beta value of 1.25. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HIW is 104.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.77% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HIW on January 31, 2025 was 961.57K shares.
HIW) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) has increased by 3.61 when compared to last closing price of 28.53.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.65% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-29 that RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) announces its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, which equates to an annualized dividend of $2.00 per share. This quarterly dividend is payable on March 11, 2025 to all holders of record as of February 18, 2025.
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 previous 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 -3.32% 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 -19.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.97%, as shares sank -1.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HIW rose by +0.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.65. In addition, Highwoods Properties, Inc saw -3.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HIW starting from DAVID J. HARTZELL, who proposed sale 6,173 shares at the price of $33.26 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, DAVID J. HARTZELL now owns shares of Highwoods Properties, Inc, valued at $205,324 using the latest closing price.
Hartzell David John, the Director of Highwoods Properties, Inc, sale 6,173 shares at $33.26 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that Hartzell David John is holding 28,729 shares at $205,314 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HIW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Highwoods Properties, Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 5.98, with 2.39 for asset returns.
Based on Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 528.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
