Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A Stock News

Atlanta, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- --Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM) (“Piedmont”), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today the launch of its new brand identity including a name change to Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. The rebrand was undertaken to better reflect the company's focus on Piedmont PLACEs which are designed to elevate the workday and reflect a higher sta...

US equity markets rallied to their highest levels since February after a critical slate of employment data showed lukewarm labor market conditions in May, with only minimal tariff-related impacts. Benchmark interest rates jumped to near-four-month highs as hotter-than-expected wage growth metrics fueled doubts on the prospects for meaningful Federal Reserve easing this year. Meanwhile, investor...

Piedmont Office Realty Trust is deeply undervalued, with a forward P/FFO of 4.8x and a 21% FFO yield, presenting a compelling opportunity. The company is rapidly leasing vacant spaces, raising full-year guidance by 29%, and locking in positive cash rent increases, signaling strong asset desirability. Dividend elimination was a strategic move to fund growth at a rapid pace, setting up for potent...

Atlanta, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. ("Piedmont” or “the Company") (NYSE:PDM), an owner of Class A office properties located primarily in the Sunbelt, announced today, that the Company is participating in this week's Nareit REITWeek Investor Conference in New York City. The Company has completed over 500,000 square feet of leasing thus far in the second ...

The REIT sector saw another month of red in April (-6.45%) and REITs now average a -9.10% return over the first 4 months of the year. Microcap (-8.87%) and small-cap REITs (-8.69%) endured bigger average losses than mid-caps (-5.45%) and large-caps (-2.93%). 84.62% of REIT securities had a negative total return in April.

Mr. Market's irrational behavior creates opportunities to invest in undervalued, well-run office REITs like Piedmont Office Realty, which is currently undervalued by around 60%. Piedmont's dividend suspension is a rational move to preserve cash for growth and deleveraging, despite market overreaction causing a 12% share price drop. Leasing volumes are high, and Piedmont's A-tier assets are bene...

Piedmont Office Realty Trust is an office REIT focused primarily on the Atlanta, Dallas, and Orlando markets. PDM's enterprise value is 75% funded with debt that, together with high lease incentives, prompted management to suspend the dividend. The company remains attractively valued on a core FFO multiple and market-implied cap rate basis.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Laura Moon – Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Brent Smith – President and Chief Executive Officer George Wells – Chief Operating Officer Chris Kollme – Executive Vice President-Investments Sherry Rexroad – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Par...