Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW – Get Free Report) and Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Highwoods Properties and Office Properties Income Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Highwoods Properties | $835.54 million | 4.19 | $159.61 million | $1.52 | 20.89 |
| Office Properties Income Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Office Properties Income Trust.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Highwoods Properties and Office Properties Income Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Highwoods Properties | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Office Properties Income Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus target price of $31.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.29%. Office Properties Income Trust has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Office Properties Income Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Office Properties Income Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.
Profitability
This table compares Highwoods Properties and Office Properties Income Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Highwoods Properties | 20.74% | 7.06% | 2.72% |
| Office Properties Income Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Highwoods Properties beats Office Properties Income Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Highwoods Properties
Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded (NYSE:HIW), fully-integrated office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Highwoods is in the work-placemaking business. We believe that by creating environments and experiences where the best and brightest can achieve together what they cannot apart, we can deliver greater value to our customers, their teammates and, in turn, our stakeholders.
About Office Properties Income Trust
Office Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust. It owns, operates, and leases office buildings to single tenants and multi-tenant buildings. The company was founded on February 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.
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