Highwoods Properties (HIW) Competitors

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HIW or DEI?

Highwoods Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highwoods Properties	$832.52M	3.45	$148.71M	$1.22	22.20
Douglas Emmett	$1.01B	2.39	-$42.71M	-$0.31	-46.58

Does the media prefer HIW or DEI?

In the previous week, Douglas Emmett had 15 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Douglas Emmett and 5 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.48 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Highwoods Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Douglas Emmett	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, HIW or DEI?

Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HIW or DEI a better dividend stock?

Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Highwoods Properties pays out 163.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Douglas Emmett pays out -245.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is HIW or DEI more profitable?

Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Douglas Emmett's net margin of -5.40%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 5.44% beat Douglas Emmett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highwoods Properties	15.78%	5.44%	2.18%
Douglas Emmett	-5.40%	-1.33%	-0.54%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HIW or DEI?

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer HIW or DEI?

Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus price target of $24.75, suggesting a potential downside of 8.60%. Douglas Emmett has a consensus price target of $13.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.36%. Given Douglas Emmett's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Emmett is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Highwoods Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIW or DEI?

Douglas Emmett received 19 more outperform votes than Highwoods Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.83% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 60.03% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Highwoods Properties	Outperform Votes 379 61.83%	Underperform Votes 234 38.17%
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 398 60.03%	Underperform Votes 265 39.97%

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Douglas Emmett on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.