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Highwoods Properties, Inc.

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Highwoods Properties, Inc.

HIW·NYSE·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0000921082

Highwoods Properties, Inc. is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Raleigh, Maryland. The company operates as a fully integrated office REIT, focusing on owning, developing, acquiring, leasing, and managing properties. Its primary business is the operation, acquisition, and development of office properties, predominantly located in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned all of the Preferred Units and 109.5 million, or 98.2%, of the Common Units in its Operating Partnership. Limited partners owned the remaining 2.0 million Common Units. The company was incorporated in Maryland in 1994, and its Operating Partnership was formed in North Carolina in the same year. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "HIW."

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 6 items for HIW at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-28, rated 7/10. Across its 6 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 3 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HIW spans 10-Q, 8-K, 424B5, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Highwoods Q2 Earnings Surge on $79M Property Sale Gain; $250M Buyback Authorized
  • Highwoods Properties Extends $150M Term Loan Maturity to June 2029
  • Q1 Earnings Show Mixed Results, FFO Up Slightly, Company Authorizes $250M Share Repurchase Program
  • Highwoods Properties Plans Leverage-Neutral Buybacks Funded by Non-Core Asset Sales
  • Highwoods Properties Establishes $300M At-The-Market Offering with Forward Sales and Warrants

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$806.11M
Net Income
$162.65M
Diluted EPS
$1.45
Op. Cash Flow
$359.21M
Free Cash Flow
-$82.31M
Operating Income
$544.74M
Cash & Equivalents
$27.36M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
20.2%
Shares Outstanding
109.91M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-10 · accession 0000921082-26-000005

Short Interest & Short Volume

10.15 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 12,266,421 shares in HIW as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.2% increase from the prior period — about 10.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 67.2% of HIW volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)12,266,421 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 5.2%
Days to cover10.15 at avg daily volume of 1,208,107
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)67.2% of 357,155 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume63.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$29.67
52-week range · as of 2026-07-28 $20.45 – $34.03
Market cap
$3.27B
Volume
957.9K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 1.1M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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HIW
Jul 28, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $33.64
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: -$3.97 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
HIW
Jun 04, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $27.60
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: +$2.07 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
HIW
Apr 28, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $24.98
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: +$4.69 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
HIW
Apr 22, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $23.98
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: +$5.69 (+24%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
HIW
Feb 11, 2026, 7:55 AM EST
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $26.00
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: +$3.67 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
HIW
Feb 10, 2026, 4:11 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $25.99
Real-time Price: $29.67 info
Change: +$3.68 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $3.273B info
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