Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $8.74 -0.18 (-2.02%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.74 +0.00 (+0.06%) As of 05:33 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$457.86M2.69$72.82M$1.1617.34Piedmont Realty Trust$570.32M1.91-$79.06M-$0.55-15.89 Do analysts recommend AAT or PDM? American Assets Trust presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.89%. Piedmont Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.84%. Given American Assets Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Assets Trust is more favorable than Piedmont Realty 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 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% Does the media refer more to AAT or PDM? In the previous week, American Assets Trust and American Assets Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Piedmont Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.55 indicating that Piedmont Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Assets Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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. 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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$1.11B$8.42B$12.62B$21.61BDividend YieldN/A5.47%5.47%3.52%P/E Ratio-15.8981.53238.9229.18Price / Sales1.915.0630.7459.53Price / Cash7.4418.8422.6924.32Price / Book0.681.672.274.52Net Income-$79.06M$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.75%-3.41%-1.15%-1.35%1 Month Performance7.17%0.09%1.15%2.04%1 Year Performance-13.68%-11.60%540.31%13.83% Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Realty Trust0.96 of 5 stars$8.74-2.0%$8.67-0.8%-12.2%$1.11B$570.32M-15.89150Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.7339 of 5 stars$20.77+0.1%$20.50-1.3%-25.3%$1.27B$457.86M17.91220News CoveragePositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.6444 of 5 stars$4.50+0.8%$4.50+0.1%-15.7%$774.70M$505.52M-2.39330Positive NewsBXPBXP3.0063 of 5 stars$75.81-0.8%$77.06+1.7%-8.4%$12.11B$3.41B2,527.84780News CoverageCUZCousins Properties4.5514 of 5 stars$28.89+0.1%$32.50+12.5%-5.3%$4.85B$856.76M78.08290Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.4603 of 5 stars$16.33+1.1%$18.57+13.7%-9.6%$2.71B$986.48M74.23750ESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.0331 of 5 stars$7.46+0.4%$10.43+39.9%-32.4%$1.26B$767.92M31.08670HIWHighwoods Properties3.6148 of 5 stars$31.93+0.8%$32.17+0.7%-6.7%$3.42B$825.86M26.83340KRCKilroy Realty3.7547 of 5 stars$44.36+0.3%$39.45-11.1%+10.1%$5.23B$1.14B24.11260Positive NewsSLGSL Green Realty3.1392 of 5 stars$61.60-0.1%$67.79+10.0%-14.7%$4.40B$886.27M-114.071,221Dividend AnnouncementVNOVornado Realty Trust4.5411 of 5 stars$41.79+0.2%$38.64-7.5%+4.1%$8.01B$1.79B10.342,996Positive 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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