Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $6.44 -0.10 (-1.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.46 +0.01 (+0.16%) As of 05:19 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. HIW, DEI, BDN, HPP, EQC, DLR, ARE, BXP, SLG, and KRCShould 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), SL Green Realty (SLG), and Kilroy Realty (KRC). 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 SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) and Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIW or PDM? Highwoods Properties received 56 more outperform votes than Piedmont Office Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.73% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote while only 51.18% of users gave Piedmont Office Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHighwoods PropertiesOutperform Votes38260.73% Underperform Votes24739.27% Piedmont Office Realty TrustOutperform Votes32651.18% Underperform Votes31148.82% Which has better earnings & valuation, HIW or PDM? 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 RatioHighwoods Properties$814.97M3.84$102.25M$1.6118.01Piedmont Office Realty Trust$568.47M1.41-$79.07M-$0.49-13.15 Do insiders and institutionals believe in HIW or PDM? 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HIW or PDM 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 Highwoods Properties12.37% 4.33% 1.70% Piedmont Office Realty Trust -13.86%-4.82%-1.93% Is HIW or PDM a better dividend stock? Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Piedmont Office Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. 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 pays out -102.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piedmont Office Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Piedmont Office Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, HIW or PDM? Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HIW or PDM? Highwoods Properties presently has a consensus target price of $31.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.75%. Piedmont Office Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.64%. Given Piedmont Office Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Piedmont Office Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Highwoods Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Piedmont Office Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer HIW or PDM? In the previous week, Highwoods Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Piedmont Office Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Highwoods Properties and 4 mentions for Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Piedmont Office Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Highwoods Properties' score of 1.28 indicating that Piedmont Office Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Highwoods Properties 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Piedmont Office Realty Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHighwoods Properties beats Piedmont Office Realty Trust on 14 of the 20 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$801.81M$15.85B$11.47B$19.30BDividend Yield7.27%3.94%5.44%3.84%P/E Ratio-10.2363.5222.4234.53Price / Sales1.411.9827.6234.83Price / Cash6.0616.1017.6217.51Price / Book0.500.742.774.69Net Income-$79.07M$103.45M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.73%-0.44%-0.23%-1.74%1 Month Performance-3.59%3.54%6.11%7.50%1 Year Performance-10.11%35.40%536.61%4.15% Piedmont Office Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust4.0932 of 5 stars$6.45-1.5%$9.00+39.6%-9.5%$801.81M$568.47M-10.23150Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties3.3074 of 5 stars$30.45+1.6%$32.50+6.7%+9.2%$3.28B$814.97M32.05340Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastDEIDouglas Emmett4.0617 of 5 stars$15.05+3.7%$18.50+23.0%-0.2%$2.52B$993.04M115.74750Analyst ForecastBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.0598 of 5 stars$4.25+1.3%$5.00+17.8%-12.8%$734.18M$500.55M-3.72330Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.6892 of 5 stars$2.35+3.3%$3.63+54.5%-63.7%$331.71M$826.52M-0.91880Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520News CoveragePositive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.5801 of 5 stars$166.31-0.2%$183.00+10.0%+16.0%$56.01B$5.63B102.663,410Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4961 of 5 stars$74.16+0.1%$118.60+59.9%-44.5%$12.83B$3.04B41.20590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBXPBoston Properties4.0486 of 5 stars$66.62+3.8%$78.83+18.3%+4.3%$10.55B$3.43B666.30780Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLGSL Green Realty3.114 of 5 stars$59.10+4.3%$67.07+13.5%+4.9%$4.21B$938.24M738.801,188Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty4.7157 of 5 stars$32.39+2.4%$38.82+19.8%-7.4%$3.83B$1.13B18.30260Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst 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 SL Green Realty Competitors Kilroy 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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