Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM) Competitors $8.16 +0.02 (+0.18%) Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.16 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 04:09 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. 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 Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PDM or AAT? 84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned 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 recommend PDM or AAT? Piedmont Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. Given Piedmont Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities 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 Piedmont Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, PDM or AAT? Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PDM or AAT? American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioPiedmont Realty Trust$570.32M1.78-$79.06M-$0.55-14.85American Assets Trust$457.86M2.61$72.82M$1.1616.84 Does the media refer more to PDM or AAT? In the previous week, Piedmont Realty Trust and Piedmont Realty Trust both had 2 articles in the media. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Piedmont Realty Trust's score of 1.18 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Piedmont Realty Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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) Positive Is PDM or AAT 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 Piedmont Realty Trust-12.10% -4.32% -1.69% American Assets Trust 16.26%6.47%2.34% SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Piedmont Realty Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.01B$8.40B$12.66B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A5.56%5.56%3.62%P/E Ratio-14.8579.8329.9830.12Price / Sales1.785.1630.3966.72Price / Cash6.8017.7022.8024.26Price / Book0.641.642.324.70Net Income-$79.06M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.74%1.24%0.27%0.49%1 Month Performance-7.95%-4.08%-0.10%1.61%1 Year Performance-24.50%-13.09%535.76%13.30% Piedmont Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.3441 of 5 stars$8.17+0.2%$8.67+6.1%-23.0%$1.01B$570.32M-14.85150Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.5864 of 5 stars$20.17-1.1%$20.50+1.6%-29.7%$1.25B$457.86M17.39220Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.3206 of 5 stars$3.97-3.2%$4.50+13.4%-39.8%$712.17M$505.52M-2.11330Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBXPBXP3.5847 of 5 stars$74.59-1.3%$77.88+4.4%-17.2%$11.97B$3.41B2,487.16780Analyst ForecastCUZCousins Properties4.5971 of 5 stars$28.46-1.1%$32.91+15.6%-13.7%$4.83B$856.76M76.92290Analyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett4.5923 of 5 stars$15.27-1.4%$18.25+19.5%-25.5%$2.59B$986.48M69.41750News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeESRTEmpire State Realty Trust4.2584 of 5 stars$7.79+0.3%$10.43+33.9%-34.1%$1.32B$767.92M32.46670Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHIWHighwoods Properties4.2058 of 5 stars$32.08-1.1%$31.60-1.5%-14.4%$3.51B$825.86M26.96340Analyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty3.8416 of 5 stars$42.40-0.1%$39.45-6.9%+1.1%$5.02B$1.14B23.04260Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty3.2479 of 5 stars$58.96-0.6%$67.79+15.0%-20.0%$4.23B$886.27M-109.181,221Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVNOVornado Realty Trust3.9487 of 5 stars$41.24+0.5%$38.64-6.3%-1.2%$7.88B$1.79B10.212,996News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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