Highwoods Properties, Inc.

NYSE:HIW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.0b

Highwoods Properties Valuation

Is HIW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of HIW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: HIW ($26.71) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($41.51)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: HIW is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HIW?

Key metric: As HIW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HIW. This is calculated by dividing HIW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HIW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.5x
EarningsUS$124.87m
Market CapUS$3.03b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HIW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HIW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average49.8x
CDP COPT Defense Properties
23x2.05%US$3.5b
DEI Douglas Emmett
86.7x-83.36%US$2.2b
KRC Kilroy Realty
13.1x-48.89%US$4.4b
CUZ Cousins Properties
76.3x8.98%US$4.4b
HIW Highwoods Properties
23.5x-22.32%US$3.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HIW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the peer average (49.8x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HIW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Office REITs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HIW 23.5xIndustry Avg. 22.2xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HIW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the Global Office REITs industry average (22.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HIW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HIW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.5x
Fair PE Ratio23.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HIW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HIW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$26.71
US$29.50
+10.45%
7.47%US$32.00US$24.00n/a10
Jan ’27US$25.82
US$30.50
+18.13%
11.38%US$38.00US$24.00n/a10
Dec ’26US$27.51
US$30.80
+11.96%
10.65%US$38.00US$24.00n/a10
Nov ’26US$28.63
US$31.40
+9.68%
10.77%US$38.00US$24.00n/a10
Oct ’26US$32.06
US$31.00
-3.31%
10.20%US$34.00US$23.00n/a9
Sep ’26US$31.53
US$30.78
-2.39%
10.02%US$34.00US$23.00n/a9
Aug ’26US$28.62
US$30.89
+7.93%
10.40%US$35.00US$23.00n/a9
Jul ’26US$31.26
US$30.44
-2.61%
11.07%US$35.00US$22.00n/a9
Jun ’26US$29.70
US$30.44
+2.51%
11.07%US$35.00US$22.00n/a9
May ’26US$28.66
US$30.56
+6.61%
11.56%US$35.00US$22.00n/a9
Apr ’26US$29.50
US$31.00
+5.08%
10.97%US$35.00US$23.00n/a9
Mar ’26US$29.13
US$31.38
+7.71%
11.81%US$35.00US$23.00n/a8
Feb ’26US$29.79
US$31.50
+5.74%
11.88%US$35.00US$23.00n/a8
Jan ’26US$30.58
US$31.44
+2.83%
14.31%US$36.00US$23.00US$25.829
Dec ’25US$32.46
US$32.00
-1.42%
14.80%US$37.00US$23.00US$27.519
Nov ’25US$32.64
US$31.56
-3.32%
15.53%US$37.00US$22.00US$28.639
Oct ’25US$33.27
US$29.89
-10.16%
15.16%US$35.00US$21.00US$32.069
Sep ’25US$32.22
US$28.50
-11.55%
15.63%US$35.00US$21.00US$31.5310
Aug ’25US$30.64
US$27.50
-10.25%
14.01%US$33.00US$21.00US$28.6210
Jul ’25US$26.42
US$26.20
-0.83%
11.92%US$31.00US$21.00US$31.2610
Jun ’25US$25.97
US$26.00
+0.12%
12.04%US$31.00US$21.00US$29.7010
May ’25US$25.89
US$25.30
-2.28%
9.36%US$29.00US$21.00US$28.6610
Apr ’25US$25.07
US$24.60
-1.87%
9.99%US$29.00US$21.00US$29.5010
Mar ’25US$24.92
US$24.30
-2.49%
12.35%US$29.00US$18.00US$29.1310
Feb ’25US$22.66
US$23.40
+3.27%
12.42%US$28.00US$18.00US$29.7910
Jan ’25US$22.96
US$21.78
-5.15%
13.48%US$28.00US$18.00US$30.589
US$29.5
Fair Value
9.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/22 07:18
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/22 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Highwoods Properties, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David RodgersBaird
Jing Xian Tan BonnelBofA Global Research
James SullivanBTIG