Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $8.60 +0.04 (+0.41%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.60 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 09/4/2025 06:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDM vs. AAT, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, ESRT, HIW, KRC, SLG, and VNOShould you be buying Piedmont Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Piedmont Realty Trust include American Assets Trust (AAT), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Piedmont Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Empire State Realty Trust Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Vornado Realty Trust American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media favor AAT or PDM? In the previous week, American Assets Trust and American Assets Trust both had 4 articles in the media. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Piedmont Realty Trust's score of 1.88 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Assets Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Piedmont Realty Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is AAT or PDM more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Piedmont Realty Trust's net margin of -12.10%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Piedmont Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust16.26% 6.47% 2.34% Piedmont Realty Trust -12.10%-4.32%-1.69% Which has better valuation & earnings, AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Piedmont Realty Trust. Piedmont Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Assets Trust$457.86M2.75$72.82M$1.1617.76Piedmont Realty Trust$570.32M1.88-$79.06M-$0.55-15.65 Which has more volatility and risk, AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.48%. Piedmont Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. Given Piedmont Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Piedmont Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Piedmont Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AAT or PDM? 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Piedmont Realty Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Piedmont Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PDM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPiedmont Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$8.42B$12.50B$21.26BDividend YieldN/A5.40%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio-15.6582.25231.2929.40Price / Sales1.885.1230.8449.02Price / Cash7.1518.6321.9524.13Price / Book0.671.712.294.54Net Income-$79.06M$130.30M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance1.77%0.55%0.10%0.06%1 Month Performance11.61%6.22%3.43%5.21%1 Year Performance-9.52%-6.34%543.15%15.23% Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.7197 of 5 stars$8.61+0.4%$8.67+0.7%-9.6%$1.07B$570.32M-15.65150Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.5673 of 5 stars$20.88+0.1%$20.50-1.8%-22.9%$1.28B$457.86M18.00220News CoveragePositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.0062 of 5 stars$4.27+1.1%$5.00+17.2%-16.2%$739.96M$505.52M-2.27330Positive NewsBXPBXP3.0143 of 5 stars$72.63+1.3%$76.73+5.6%+1.2%$11.48B$3.41B2,421.84780CUZCousins Properties4.1674 of 5 stars$29.48+1.0%$32.40+9.9%+3.8%$4.95B$856.76M79.69290Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett3.5655 of 5 stars$16.22+1.2%$18.11+11.7%+4.6%$2.71B$986.48M73.72750Positive NewsESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.5993 of 5 stars$7.66+0.3%$10.43+36.3%-25.9%$1.30B$767.92M31.90670Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.3483 of 5 stars$31.54+1.4%$32.00+1.5%-1.5%$3.41B$825.86M26.50340Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty4.3221 of 5 stars$41.62-0.3%$38.55-7.4%+17.5%$4.92B$1.14B22.62260Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty1.9214 of 5 stars$56.860.0%$67.29+18.3%-7.5%$4.06B$886.27M-105.301,221VNOVornado Realty Trust4.3916 of 5 stars$38.09+1.4%$37.90-0.5%+18.6%$7.30B$1.79B9.432,996Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors BXP Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Empire State Realty Trust Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors SL Green Realty Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PDM) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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