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HIW vs MS // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HIW 6
— MS 3
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HIW
LAST: $30.50 (+4.42%) • MKT CAP: $3.36B
dividend-safety
6.44%
LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
dividend-safety
2.21%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HIW VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HIW | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.30% | 3.00% | +15.30 | HIW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.1x | 31.0x | -24.90 | HIW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.68% | -7.25% | +17.93 | HIW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 67.60% | 24.60% | +43.00 | HIW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 20.20% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.40% | 5.50% | -7.90 | MS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 6.44% | 2.21% | +4.23 | HIW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | MS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.4 | 51.0 | +3.40 | HIW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.36B | $298.41B | -$295.04B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HIW REV | MS REV | HIW GROSS % | MS GROSS % | HIW FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $806.1M | $0 | — | — | $359.2M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $825.9M | $0 | — | — | $403.6M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $834.0M | $0 | — | — | $387.0M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HIW // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04