HIWHighwoods Properties, Inc.

$29.03-2.7% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+11% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +10% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest11% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 73% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How HIW is trading

Highwoods Properties, Inc. is −2.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 21 points behind the market.

−2.7%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+9.8%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
30

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
14%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$20.18 – $33.86 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$29.03
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−4.6%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−2.7%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−6.9%
vs 50-day average$30.83
−5.8%
52-week high
$33.86
52-week low
$20.18
Annualised volatility
27%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+17%
2025−9.6%
2024+43%
2023−10%
2022−34%
2021+18%
2020−15%
2019+32%
2018−21%
2017+3.4%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+0.93%
Feb105 of 10−1.4%
Mar106 of 10−2.1%
Apr106 of 10+1.1%
May106 of 10+1.9%
Jun106 of 10+1.8%
Jul119 of 11+5.3%
Aug114 of 11−1.6%
Sep113 of 11−3.8%
Oct114 of 11−3.6%
Nov106 of 10+4.7%
Dec106 of 10+0.69%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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