Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Real Estate · REIT - Office
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $28.49 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 owning and operating approximately 9.3 million sq ft of retail and office space and 5,855 multifamily units in the best business districts of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. Revenue comes... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $28.49 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 83. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 49d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Highwoods Properties approves $250M share buyback program - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Highwoods Properties authorizes $250M stock buyback program - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
- NEWS Highwoods Properties, Inc. Authorizes $250 Million Stock Repurchase Program - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- NEWS Highwoods opens $250M share buyback with no expiration date - Stock Titan — Stock Titan positive
- NEWS Highwoods Announces $250M Common Stock Repurchase Program - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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- HIGHPropertyoffice10-K Item 1: 'Our primary business is the operation, acquisition and development of office properties.'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $28.49 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 83. Prior stop was $27.13. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $28.21 (-1.0% upside). Prior stop was $27.13. Stop-loss: $27.13.
Concentration risk — Property Type: office; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Real Estate): -1.2.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. trades at a P/E of 34.3 (forward 37.5). TrendMatrix value score: 4.4/10. 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 owning and operating approximately 9.3 million sq ft of retail and office space...
Highwoods Properties is an office REIT owning and operating approximately 9.3 million sq ft of retail and office space and 5,855 multifamily units in the best business districts of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. Revenue comes primarily from tenant rents; portfolio occupancy decreased from 87.1% to 85.3% in 2025, and the REIT operates with a fully integrated leasing and management model.