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IRT vs HIW // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Independence Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE) VS. Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IRT 3
— HIW 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HIW
LAST: $14.80 (+2.42%) • MKT CAP: $3.49B
dividend-safety
4.43%
LAST: $30.50 (+4.42%) • MKT CAP: $3.36B
dividend-safety
6.44%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IRT VS. HIW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IRT | HIW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.60% | 18.30% | -16.70 | HIW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 6.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.09% | 10.68% | -2.59 | HIW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 67.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.60% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.80% | -2.40% | +5.20 | IRT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 4.43% | 6.44% | -2.01 | HIW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 3/9 | +2.00 | IRT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.6 | 58.4 | -11.84 | HIW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 57.4x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.49B | $3.36B | $124.4M | IRT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IRT REV | HIW REV | IRT GROSS % | HIW GROSS % | IRT FCF | HIW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $657.7M | $806.1M | — | — | $282.1M | $359.2M |
| FY 2024 | $640.0M | $825.9M | — | — | $259.8M | $403.6M |
| FY 2023 | $661.0M | $834.0M | — | — | $262.2M | $387.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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