Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Piedmont Realty Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns, manages and leases office properties in the United States. Its portfolio is focused on high-quality office buildings, with related services that include property operations, tenant support and leasing.

The company concentrates its portfolio in select markets, including Atlanta, Dallas, Orlando and Minneapolis. Piedmont Realty Trust is headquartered in Atlanta and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brent Smith.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.82 to $10.01
• 50-Day Range: $8.79 to $10.11
• 52-Week Range: $6.32 to $10.23
• Volume: 965,611 shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Piedmont Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Piedmont Realty Trust scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 190 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Piedmont Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Piedmont Realty Trust is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Piedmont Realty Trust has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Piedmont Realty Trust are expected to grow by 5.16% in the coming year, from $1.55 to $1.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Piedmont Realty Trust is -14.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Piedmont Realty Trust is -14.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Piedmont Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.43% of the float of Piedmont Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Piedmont Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.48.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Piedmont Realty Trust has recently increased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Piedmont Realty Trust does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Piedmont Realty Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Piedmont Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.67% next year. This indicates that Piedmont Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

Piedmont Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Piedmont Realty Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for PDM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Piedmont Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $39,169.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of Piedmont Realty Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.48% of the stock of Piedmont Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Office REITs
• Sub-Industry: Office REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PDM
• CIK: 1042776
• Web: www.piedmontreit.com
• Phone: (770) 418-8800
• Fax: 770-418-8900
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Piedmont Realty Trust: $10.75
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.71)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$83.62 million
• Net Margins: -15.18%
• Pretax Margin: -15.18%
• Return on Equity: -5.98%
• Return on Assets: -2.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.62
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $564.99 million
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.35
• Book Value: $11.70 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,820,000
• Free Float: 122,339,000
• Market Cap: $1.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41