CRESY vs HIW vs OPI Stock Comparison

Cresud, Highwoods Properties and Office Properties Income Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.85 -9.1% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$718.10M
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cresud leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cresud 4, Highwoods Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRESYHIWOPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $718.10M $3.35B $971.57M HIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 18.1x — CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 25.6x — CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% -1.1% — HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -8.2%/yr — CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 29.4% 129.2% HIW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 48/100 — CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

CRESYHIWOPI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCRESYHIWOPI
Valuation 97 #2 of 34 54 #67 of 145 –
Growth – 36 #91 of 142 –
Profitability – 61 #53 of 135 –
Financial Health 69 #12 of 36 31 #94 of 136 96 #6 of 136
Shareholder Returns 91 #3 of 24 58 #56 of 131 –
Overall 86 48 –
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • OPI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRESYHIWOPISPY
1 month -9.1%-0.6%-19.2% +0.9%
3 months -4.5%-15.1%-23.3% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+23.1%— +8.5%
Year to date -14.1%+13.1%— +13.3%
1 year -8.1%-1.1%— +12.4%
3 years +60.5%+64.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.1%+18.0%— +23.5%
5 years +132.3%-34.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.4%-8.2%— +11.0%
10 years -29.5%-40.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.4%-5.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRESYHIWOPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%29.4%129.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%32.1%165.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.552.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.04— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-62.9%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-15.1%-60.5% -0.9%
52-week high $14.11$34.39$33.85 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$20.58$12.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCRESYHIWOPI
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 16.0x 17.4xmedian 25.8x —median 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 3.8xmedian 4.0x —median 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 15.8x -8.8xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.29 1.85median 1.91 —median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCRESYHIWOPI
Revenue – $851.95M –
Net income – $193.92M –
Free cash flow – -$366.24M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.65 –
Cash & equivalents $192.05M $279.21M $29.49M
Total debt $4.42B $3.51B $8.15B
Shares (diluted) – 112.32M 71.28M
Enterprise value -$825.92M $2.86B $538.85M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWOPI
P/E 6.0x 17.4x –
P/FCF 8.3x -8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x –
P/S 0.8x 3.8x –
P/B 0.4x 1.3x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – 7.6x –
EV/FCF – -17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWOPI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 49.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 46.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -176.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -66.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWOPI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – 21.7% –
FCF margin – -43.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 44.5% –
Return on equity – 7.5% –
Return on assets – 3.0% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWOPI
Debt / assets 27.9% 54.5% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -9.6x –
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 60.2% 23.8%
Equity / assets 43.5% 39.8% 76.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x – –
Quick ratio 1.5x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWOPI
Dividend yield 5.8% 6.8% –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 6.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 113.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -60.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCRESYHIWOPI
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2027 25.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.42FY2027 $1.14FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -61.2%FY2027 -21.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% -36.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2027 $908.60MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRESYHIWOPI
Held by institutions 18.9% 100.0% 86.0%
Institutions holding 58 371 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +10.9% –
Institutions buying 24 214 36
Institutions selling 13 102 0
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.10 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CRESYHIWOPI
CRESY 1.00 0.22 0.03
HIW 0.22 1.00 -0.03
OPI 0.03 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRESY, HIW and OPI?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cresud (CRESY) $718.10M, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.35B, Office Properties Income Trust (OPI) $971.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRESY, HIW and OPI?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cresud (CRESY) 6.0x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.6x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Cresud (CRESY) -8.1%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -1.1%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Cresud (CRESY) +18.4%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cresud (CRESY) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%, Office Properties Income Trust (OPI) 0.00%. Cresud (CRESY) and Office Properties Income Trust (OPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Highwoods Properties (HIW) has been the steadiest (Cresud (CRESY) 40.7%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.4%, Office Properties Income Trust (OPI) 129.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRESY, HIW and OPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cresud (CRESY) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.