Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $6.30 +0.39 (+6.60%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.28 -0.02 (-0.40%) As of 08:14 AM 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. HIW, DEI, BDN, HPP, EQC, DLR, ARE, BXP, KRC, and SLGShould you be buying Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust include Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), and SL Green Realty (SLG). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Piedmont Office Realty Trust vs. Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to PDM or HIW? In the previous week, Piedmont Office Realty Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Piedmont Office Realty Trust and 12 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Piedmont Office Realty Trust's score of 1.11 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Piedmont Office Realty Trust 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Highwoods Properties 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PDM or HIW? Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Piedmont Office Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPiedmont Office Realty Trust$568.47M1.38-$79.07M-$0.49-12.86Highwoods Properties$814.97M3.80$102.25M$1.6117.83 Is PDM or HIW more profitable? Highwoods Properties has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Piedmont Office Realty Trust's net margin of -13.86%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 4.33% beat Piedmont Office Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Piedmont Office Realty Trust-13.86% -4.82% -1.93% Highwoods Properties 12.37%4.33%1.70% Is PDM or HIW a better dividend stock? Piedmont Office Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Piedmont Office Realty Trust pays out -102.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Highwoods Properties pays out 124.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Piedmont Office Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend PDM or HIW? Piedmont Office Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.79%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.20%. Given Piedmont Office Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Office Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Piedmont Office Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more risk & volatility, PDM or HIW? Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PDM or HIW? Highwoods Properties received 57 more outperform votes than Piedmont Office Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.83% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 51.10% of users gave Piedmont Office Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPiedmont Office Realty TrustOutperform Votes32551.10% Underperform Votes31148.90% Highwoods PropertiesOutperform Votes38260.83% Underperform Votes24639.17% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PDM or HIW? 84.5% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHighwoods Properties beats Piedmont Office Realty Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Piedmont Office 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 Office Realty TrustNonresidential building operators IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$735.25M$15.01B$11.10B$18.96BDividend Yield8.70%4.69%5.76%4.01%P/E Ratio-10.0060.1522.1032.88Price / Sales1.381.9326.3428.03Price / Cash6.0616.1017.6017.52Price / Book0.490.732.674.47Net Income-$79.07M$103.45M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.22%0.26%0.68%0.59%1 Month Performance-16.67%-3.77%-0.59%-3.54%1 Year Performance-7.76%34.54%537.57%3.80% Piedmont Office Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.7456 of 5 stars$6.30+6.6%$9.50+50.8%-6.5%$735.25M$568.47M-10.00150Earnings ReportInsider TradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHIWHighwoods Properties4.0429 of 5 stars$28.43+0.7%$32.50+14.3%+10.9%$3.06B$825.86M29.93340Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.5788 of 5 stars$14.20-0.3%$18.50+30.3%+5.9%$2.38B$986.48M109.24750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.2274 of 5 stars$4.05+0.5%$5.00+23.5%-10.8%$700.94M$500.55M-3.55330Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.5267 of 5 stars$2.22flat$3.14+41.4%-61.6%$313.80M$842.08M-0.86880Positive NewsEQCEquity Commonwealth2.6291 of 5 stars$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.6871 of 5 stars$160.50+0.4%$183.05+14.1%+17.4%$54.05B$5.55B99.073,410Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4651 of 5 stars$76.96+1.4%$118.60+54.1%-37.0%$13.31B$3.05B42.76590Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBXPBoston Properties4.2439 of 5 stars$66.31+0.7%$79.83+20.4%+8.5%$10.50B$3.41B663.17780Earnings ReportNews CoverageKRCKilroy Realty4.6039 of 5 stars$32.71+1.1%$38.82+18.7%-3.7%$3.87B$1.14B18.48260Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSLGSL Green Realty3.6239 of 5 stars$54.24-0.2%$68.13+25.6%+7.8%$3.87B$938.24M678.001,188Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Highwoods Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors Hudson Pacific Properties Competitors Equity Commonwealth Competitors Digital Realty Trust Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors Boston Properties Competitors Kilroy Realty Competitors SL Green Realty 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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