Highwoods Properties, Inc.

HIW stock score: 53/100

$29.23 · +0.10% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
47
Fundamental
60
News
54

The reading

Highwoods Properties (HIW) scores 53 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 64% of Real Estate stocks and 52% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 47, fundamentals 60.

Among the fundamentals, Fund Ownership at 100 and Institutional Ownership at 100 score highest, while PEG Ratio at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 45 and contrarian oscillators 61.

News sentiment is neutral at 54; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 51 to 68, and it is down 13 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward HIW’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

60

Pulling it up

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)100

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

Holding it back

  • PEG Ratio0

    PEG ratio divides the P/E ratio by earnings growth rate.

  • Forward P/E3

    Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.

  • Earnings Estimates26

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

46

Pulling it up

  • EMA 200 Cross Up87

    EMA 200 Cross Up tracks when price crosses above the 200-period EMA, creating an "EMA golden cross." This responsive long-term indicator signals potential sustained uptrends earlier than the SMA equivalent.

  • MACD (12)85

    Moving Average Convergence Divergence tracks the relationship between two exponential moving averages.

  • Chaikin Money Flow (20)84

    Chaikin Money Flow (20-period) measures buying and selling pressure over 20 periods.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)0

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
54

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly531
Daily463
Weekly532
Monthly452
Quarterly412

Composite score, last 90 days

05010053Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 66Jul 26, 2026: 66Jul 27, 2026: 66Jul 28, 2026: 65Jul 29, 2026: 66Jul 30, 2026: 68Jul 31, 2026: 54Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 56Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 54Aug 7, 2026: 55Aug 8, 2026: 54Aug 9, 2026: 54Aug 10, 2026: 54Aug 11, 2026: 54Aug 12, 2026: 55Aug 13, 2026: 55Aug 14, 2026: 54Aug 15, 2026: 55Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 17, 2026: 53Aug 18, 2026: 54Aug 19, 2026: 57Aug 20, 2026: 56Aug 22, 2026: 56Aug 23, 2026: 56Aug 24, 2026: 57Aug 25, 2026: 57Aug 26, 2026: 56Aug 27, 2026: 56Aug 28, 2026: 55Aug 29, 2026: 55Aug 30, 2026: 55Aug 31, 2026: 54Sep 1, 2026: 55Sep 2, 2026: 57Sep 3, 2026: 57Sep 4, 2026: 56Sep 5, 2026: 56Sep 6, 2026: 57Sep 7, 2026: 56Sep 8, 2026: 56Sep 9, 2026: 54Sep 10, 2026: 55Sep 11, 2026: 56Sep 12, 2026: 56Sep 13, 2026: 56Sep 14, 2026: 56Sep 15, 2026: 56Sep 16, 2026: 55Sep 17, 2026: 56Sep 18, 2026: 54Sep 19, 2026: 55Sep 20, 2026: 55Sep 21, 2026: 57Sep 22, 2026: 57Sep 23, 2026: 55Sep 24, 2026: 55Sep 25, 2026: 54Sep 26, 2026: 55Sep 27, 2026: 55Sep 28, 2026: 53Sep 29, 2026: 51Sep 30, 2026: 52Oct 1, 2026: 52Oct 2, 2026: 54Oct 3, 2026: 54Oct 4, 2026: 54Oct 5, 2026: 54Oct 6, 2026: 55Oct 7, 2026: 54Oct 8, 2026: 53Oct 9, 2026: 52Oct 10, 2026: 52Oct 11, 2026: 52Oct 12, 2026: 54Oct 13, 2026: 55Oct 14, 2026: 52Oct 15, 2026: 53Oct 16, 2026: 54Oct 17, 2026: 54Oct 18, 2026: 54Oct 19, 2026: 51Oct 20, 2026: 53Oct 21, 2026: 53
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Key facts

Market cap
$3.3B
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT - Office
Beta
1.08
Risk grade (1–10)
3
Next earnings
Oct 27, 2026

REIT - Office peers

CompanyMarket capScore
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities$7.3B34
VNO Vornado Realty Trust$6.5B45
CUZ Cousins Properties$4.6B49
KRC Kilroy Realty$4.0B47
CDP COPT Defense Properties$3.8B60
SLG SL Green Realty$3.6B37

Questions

What is HIW's stock score today?

HIW scores 53/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 47, fundamental 60, and news sentiment 54, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is HIW a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 53 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the HIW score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Real Estate ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.