Financial Comparison: Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) versus Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW)

Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

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	$806.11 million	4.30	$159.61 million	$1.52	20.67
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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations 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 currently has a consensus price target of $31.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.77%. Office Properties Income Trust has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.82%. Given Office Properties Income Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 6 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.