HIW vs LBTYB Comparison

Highwoods Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, management, and leasing of properties in urban areas throughout the Southern United States. In terms of total square footage, the vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio comprises office buildings in terms. Highwoods Properties derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from the tenants of its buildings. The majority of this revenue comes from its holdings in the urban markets of Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, and Tampa. These cities also account for the majority of the square footage under the company's ownership. Highwoods Properties customers include the U.S. Government, financial services firms, industrial supply retailers, and healthcare companies.

Liberty Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty owns the main cable network in each of these geographies, and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.