Highwoods Pptys: (NYSE: HIW)

$39.61

-0.02 (-0.05%)

Volume 1,465,179

May 17 04:05 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		39.49 - 40.06
	
		52wk Low - High
		30.62 - 41.22
	
		Previous Close
		39.63
	
		Avg. Volume
		965,772
	
		Industry
		REIT-EQTY TRUST -OTHER
	
		Market Cap
		3.19 B
	
		Div - Yield
		1.70 - 4.29
	
		Beta
		1.27
	
		PE (Forward)
		14.38
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.75
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		1.45%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            14.38
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            3.14
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.75
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.69
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.70
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            1.45%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-25-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            2.71
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            4.58%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Highwoods Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered real estate investment trust that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The company owns or has an interest in office, industrial, retail and service center properties, including development projects and apartment units. (Company Press Release)   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.69	0.69	2.75	2.85
Number of Estimates	8	7	7	8
Low Estimate	0.67	0.67	2.74	2.81
High Estimate	0.71	0.70	2.77	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.70	0.66	2.73	2.75
EPS Growth	-1.61%	4.11%	0.89%	3.29%

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EPS Growth for HIW

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
HIGHWOODS PPTYS	HIW	39.61
COMMONWEALTH RE	CWH	20.49
ASHFORD HOSPTLY	AHT	13.26
CUBESMART	CUBE	17.19
DCT INDUSTRIAL	DCT	8.17
DUPONT FABROS	DFT	26.65
EXTRA SPACE STG	EXR	44.47
HOST HOTEL&RSRT	HST	18.77
LASALLE HTL PRP	LHO	27.72
MONMOUTH RE CLA	MNR	11.01

Sector:Finance>> Industry:REIT-EQTY TRUST -OTHER

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Prologis Soars to a New 52-Week High

May 13, 2013

Liberty Property Hits New 52-Week High

May 09, 2013

Highwoods Misses Earnings by a Penny

May 01, 2013

Balanced View on Highwoods

Apr 19, 2013

Ventas Soars to a New 52-Week High

Mar 28, 2013

Highwoods Inks Build-to-Suit Deal

Mar 26, 2013

Duke Realty Reaches 52-Week High

Mar 18, 2013

Highwoods Hits New 52-Week High

Mar 14, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	2.71
Sales	516
Net Income	75
Price/Earnings	14.62
Price/Book	2.77
Price/Cash Flow	14.81
Price/Sales	6.02

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News

Morning Research on CWH, DLR, BXP, HIW, and PDM - Accesswire-Tnw

May 15, 2013

Buyers Accumulating Shares of Highwoods Properties on 1.5x Above-Average Volume (HIW) - Financial News Network Online - Unusual Volume

May 14, 2013

Benzinga`s Top Downgrades - Benzinga

May 13, 2013

Douglas Emmett is Among the Companies in the Office REITs Industry with the Best Relative Performance (DEI, GOV, BXP, HIW, ARE) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 10, 2013

Highwoods Properties Bearish Moving Average Crossover Alert (HIW) - Financial News Network Online - Moving Average Crossovers

May 10, 2013

Uptrend Call Working As Highwoods Properties Stock Rises 22.5% (HIW) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 10, 2013

Douglas Emmett is Among the Companies in the Office REITs Industry with the Best Relative Performance (DEI, GOV, BXP, HIW, ARE) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 9, 2013

Highwoods Properties (HIW) Showing Bullish Technicals With Support At $40.62 - Freshbrewedmedia

May 9, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.56
ABR (Last Week)	2.44
# of recs in ABR	9
Average Target Price	38.14
Industry Rank by ABR	108 out of 265
Rank in Industry	14 out of 80

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Day Low - High	39.49 - 40.06
52wk Low - High	30.62 - 41.22
Previous Close	39.63
Avg. Volume	965,772
Industry	REIT-EQTY TRUST -OTHER
Market Cap	3.19 B
Div - Yield	1.70 - 4.29
Beta	1.27
PE (Forward)	14.38
Current Year Est.	2.75
Quarterly Earnings ESP	1.45%

PE (Forward)	14.38
PEG Ratio	3.14
Current Year Est.	2.75
Current Quarter Estimate	0.69
Most Accurate Estimate	0.70
Earnings ESP	1.45%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-25-2013
EPS Last Year	2.71
Expected Earnings Growth	4.58%

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Highwoods Pptys: (NYSE: HIW)

$39.61

-0.02 (-0.05%)

Volume 1,465,179

May 17 04:05 PM ET

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Sector:Finance>> Industry:REIT-EQTY TRUST -OTHER

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