Are analysts optimistic about Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc’s (NYSE:PDM) stock?

The price of Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: PDM) closed at $5.97 in the last session, down -2.77% from day before closing price of $6.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 898271 shares were traded.

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Ratios:

We take a closer look at PDM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 175.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.00.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 when Swope Jeffrey L. bought 70,000 shares for $7.16 per share. The transaction valued at 501,473 led to the insider holds 197,518 shares of the business.

BARRETT KELLY HEFNER bought 10,000 shares of PDM for $70,544 on Mar 20. The Director now owns 45,762 shares after completing the transaction at $7.05 per share. On Mar 20, another insider, Taysom Dale H., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $6.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 13,975 and bolstered with 41,976 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PDM now has a Market Capitalization of 739.09M and an Enterprise Value of 2.79B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.83 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.66.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PDM has reached a high of $9.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.98, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.58.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, PDM traded on average about 1.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.04M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 123.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.93M. Insiders hold about 1.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.02% stake in the company. Shares short for PDM as of Jan 31, 2024 were 2.78M with a Short Ratio of 2.76, compared to 2.63M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.25% and a Short% of Float of 3.10%.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for PDM is 0.58, which was 0.67 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 10.91%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 8.38%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.47. The current Payout Ratio is 70.67% for PDM, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 15, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 22, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Feb 21, 2007 when the company split stock in a 1:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0 and a low estimate of $0, while EPS last year was -$0.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.2 and -$0.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.2. EPS for the following year is -$0.24, with 1 analysts recommending between -$0.24 and -$0.24.

Revenue Estimates

According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $144.4M. It ranges from a high estimate of $144.4M to a low estimate of $144.4M. As of the current estimate, Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc’s year-ago sales were $142.37M, an estimated increase of 1.40% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $142.32M, a decrease of -0.50% less than the figure of $1.40% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $142.32M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $142.32M.

A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PDM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $566.89M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $566.89M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $566.89M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $577.76M, down -1.90% from the average estimate. Based on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $560.7M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $560.7M and the low estimate is $560.7M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -1.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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