Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $7.50 -0.04 (-0.48%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.51 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 07/25/2025 05:51 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, HIW, JBGS, 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), Highwoods Properties (HIW), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), 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 Highwoods Properties JBG SMITH 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends. Is AAT or PDM more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Piedmont Realty Trust's net margin of -10.80%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.02% beat Piedmont Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Assets Trust17.57% 7.02% 2.54% Piedmont Realty Trust -10.80%-3.82%-1.50% Which has higher 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$457.86M2.71$72.82M$1.2716.01Piedmont Realty Trust$570.32M1.64-$79.06M-$0.49-15.31 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAT or PDM? 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.28%. Piedmont Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.49%. Given Piedmont Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has more volatility & risk, AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AAT or PDM? In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Piedmont Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American Assets Trust and 3 mentions for Piedmont Realty Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Piedmont Realty Trust's score of 1.11 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 6 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Piedmont Realty Trust on 11 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PDM 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 Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$938.04M$8.59B$12.28B$21.11BDividend YieldN/A5.70%5.54%3.60%P/E Ratio-15.3137.2119.0328.44Price / Sales1.644.9226.0958.65Price / Cash6.2918.3021.6322.92Price / Book0.591.682.204.69Net Income-$79.06M$128.99M$997.25M$995.51M7 Day Performance3.36%1.68%0.60%1.65%1 Month Performance3.72%1.98%3.44%4.54%1 Year Performance-14.19%-7.99%536.57%9.99% Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.7119 of 5 stars$7.50-0.5%$8.67+15.5%-10.3%$938.04M$570.32M-15.31150News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.3645 of 5 stars$21.31+0.7%$21.00-1.5%-17.4%$1.30B$455.77M16.78220Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.3905 of 5 stars$4.36+1.3%$5.00+14.8%-16.3%$753.20M$505.52M-3.63330News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeBXPBXP2.8219 of 5 stars$71.25+0.7%$79.08+11.0%+5.7%$11.28B$3.43B-3,560.62780Upcoming EarningsCUZCousins Properties4.1704 of 5 stars$29.14+0.7%$32.50+11.5%+10.2%$4.89B$897.85M88.29290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDEIDouglas Emmett3.5518 of 5 stars$16.17+0.4%$17.88+10.6%+2.9%$2.71B$993.04M50.52750HIWHighwoods Properties3.7451 of 5 stars$31.91+1.4%$32.00+0.3%+3.7%$3.44B$814.97M19.82340News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementJBGSJBG SMITH Properties2.2184 of 5 stars$18.47+0.1%$16.00-13.4%+19.0%$1.35B$547.31M-9.88910News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementKRCKilroy Realty3.8682 of 5 stars$37.21+0.0%$38.00+2.1%+5.6%$4.40B$1.13B22.15260News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSLGSL Green Realty2.2555 of 5 stars$63.58-0.6%$65.33+2.8%-4.1%$4.53B$938.24M-151.381,221Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeGap UpVNOVornado Realty Trust3.9092 of 5 stars$38.74+0.3%$38.09-1.7%+40.4%$7.44B$1.81B74.492,996Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Brandywine Realty Trust Competitors BXP Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Douglas Emmett Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors JBG SMITH 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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