Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Real Estate · REIT - Office
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $24.42 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Property Type: office.
Highwoods Properties is an office REIT headquartered in Raleigh, owning, developing, and leasing properties in the best business districts of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. Revenue comes from office lease income; portfolio occupancy... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $24.42 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Property Type: office. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 68. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 89d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHPropertyoffice10-K Item 1A: 'Our operating results heavily depend on successfully leasing and operating the office space in our portfolio.'
- MEDIUMTenantFederal government tenants10-K Item 1A: 'we currently have 31 leases with 24 different agencies of the Federal government across five different markets, which encompass an aggregate of 749,000 square feet'
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Rating Breakdown
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Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $24.42 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Property Type: office. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 68. Prior stop was $22.94. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $24.47 (+0.4% upside). Prior stop was $22.94. Stop-loss: $22.94.
Concentration risk — Property Type: office; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. trades at a P/E of 28.6 (forward 31.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover HIW with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $26.
What does Highwoods Properties, Inc. do?Highwoods Properties is an office REIT headquartered in Raleigh, owning, developing, and leasing properties in the best...
Highwoods Properties is an office REIT headquartered in Raleigh, owning, developing, and leasing properties in the best business districts of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. Revenue comes from office lease income; portfolio occupancy was 85.3% at December 31, 2025.