HIW vs CRESY vs ALX Stock Comparison

Highwoods Properties, Cresud and Alexanders Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRESY Cresud Inc
$9.36 -21.2% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$663.91M
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
14.74%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
ALX Alexanders Inc
$249.35 +1.8% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.43M
Div. yield
7.22%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cresud leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cresud 5, Alexanders 3, Highwoods Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIWCRESYALXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.55B $663.91M $1.27B HIW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 5.1x 6.7x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 6.6x 29.5x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% — +8.2% ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.7% — 81.9% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.21% 14.74% 7.22% CRESY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% -19.4% +8.7% HIW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr +15.0%/yr -2.2%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 41.1% 28.0% ALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 89/100 46/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

HIWCRESYALX

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

AxisHIWCRESYALX
Valuation 50 #73 of 146 100 #1 of 37 41 #86 of 146
Growth 33 #97 of 145 – 51 #71 of 145
Profitability 61 #55 of 141 – 65 #50 of 141
Financial Health 32 #99 of 146 68 #13 of 38 11 #130 of 146
Shareholder Returns 59 #57 of 136 100 #1 of 27 63 #51 of 136
Overall 47 89 46
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CRESY ranked among 39 companies in Agribusiness
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIWCRESYALXSPY
1 month +9.1%-21.2%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months -0.6%-15.4%-10.1% -0.4%
6 months +24.7%-18.9%-1.8% +4.5%
Year to date +24.7%-25.9%+14.4% +12.4%
1 year +13.1%-19.4%+8.7% +13.6%
3 years +60.8%+39.1%+28.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.2%+11.6%+8.6% +20.8%
5 years -31.6%+101.3%-10.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.3%+15.0%-2.2% +10.4%
10 years -31.8%-34.2%-34.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.8%-4.1%-4.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHIWCRESYALXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%41.1%28.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%39.1%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.880.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.470.31 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-55.9%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-33.7%-13.0% -1.6%
52-week high $34.39$14.11$286.59 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$9.36$205.15 $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.

MultipleHIWCRESYALX
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 26.6x 5.1xmedian 14.0x 6.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.3x 0.7xmedian 0.4x 5.5xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.7x —median 8.7x —median 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 22.1x 7.2xmedian 18.2x 30.3xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.0x 5.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 2.01 —median 1.46 0.28median 2.01

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 monthsHIWCRESYALX
Revenue $851.95M – $233.43M
Net income $193.92M – $191.25M
Free cash flow -$366.24M – $42.06M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 – $37.21
Cash & equivalents $279.21M $192.05M $299.79M
Total debt $3.51B $1.37B $837.16M
Shares (diluted) 112.32M – 5.14M
Enterprise value $3.26B -$880.10M $465.99M

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
MetricHIWCRESYALX
P/E 19.2x 5.1x 6.7x
P/FCF -9.7x 7.2x 30.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 23.9x
P/S 4.2x 0.7x 5.5x
P/B 1.4x 0.3x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.3x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 8.0x – 7.8x
EV/FCF -18.5x – 43.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x – 34.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 – 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIWCRESYALX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% – 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.5% – 421.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.0% – 421.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 24.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% – -34.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – -16.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -176.2% – -18.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.8% – -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIWCRESYALX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin 21.7% – 81.9%
FCF margin -43.0% – 18.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% – 22.8%
Return on equity 7.5% – –
Return on assets 3.0% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIWCRESYALX
Debt / assets 54.5% 27.9% 69.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -9.6x – 19.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 56.5% 81.0%
Equity / assets 39.8% 43.5% 19.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 1.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIWCRESYALX
Dividend yield 6.2% 14.7% 7.2%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 14.7% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 113.6% – 48.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) -60.1% – 219.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 0.1%

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.

ConsensusHIWCRESYALX
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 6.6xFY2027 29.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $1.42FY2027 $8.44FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -21.4%FY2026 -61.2%FY2027 -31.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -36.0% +21.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $908.60MFY2026 $1.11BFY2027 $259.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +21.8%FY2027 +21.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +5.5% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIWCRESYALX
Held by institutions 100.0% 18.9% 38.9%
Institutions holding 372 58 153
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +2.8% +2.7%
Institutions buying 214 24 71
Institutions selling 102 13 50
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.85 1.42

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.

HIWCRESYALX
HIW 1.00 0.20 0.37
CRESY 0.20 1.00 0.12
ALX 0.37 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIW, CRESY and ALX?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.55B, Cresud (CRESY) $663.91M, Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIW, CRESY and ALX?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.2x, Cresud (CRESY) 5.1x, Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 28.2x, Cresud (CRESY) 6.6x, Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alexanders (ALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +5.4%, Alexanders (ALX) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 21.7%, Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Highwoods Properties (HIW) returned the most: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +13.1%, Cresud (CRESY) -19.4%, Alexanders (ALX) +8.7%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.3%/yr, Cresud (CRESY) +15.0%/yr, Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cresud (CRESY) has the highest dividend yield: Highwoods Properties (HIW) 6.21%, Cresud (CRESY) 14.74%, Alexanders (ALX) 7.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alexanders (ALX) has been the steadiest (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.8%, Cresud (CRESY) 41.1%, Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.