Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) vs Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW)

Cousins Properties Incorporated and Highwoods Properties, Inc. are both Reit Office companies. Cousins Properties Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $4.7B against $3.3B — 1.4× the size. Highwoods Properties, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.8× against 716×. Cousins Properties Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.9% against 3.05%. Highwoods Properties, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.9% vs 0.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.17% vs 1.80%). Both pay a dividend; Highwoods Properties, Inc. yields more (8.33% vs 5.65%). Across the 22 metrics below, Highwoods Properties, Inc. leads on 13 and Cousins Properties Incorporated on 9.