Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) Head to Head Contrast

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vornado Realty Trust and Piedmont Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	4	5	4	0	2.00
Piedmont Realty Trust	1	2	1	1	2.40

Vornado Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $38.91, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Piedmont Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Piedmont Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Piedmont Realty Trust is more favorable than Vornado Realty Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and Piedmont Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.02	1,715.80
Piedmont Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.65)	-14.24

Piedmont Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vornado Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and Piedmont Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Piedmont Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Piedmont Realty Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.

About Piedmont Realty Trust

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (also referred to herein as "Piedmont" or the "Company") (NYSE: PDM) is an owner, manager, developer, redeveloper and operator of high-quality, Class A office properties located primarily in major U.S. Sunbelt markets. The Company is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") with local management offices in each of its markets and is investment-grade rated by Standard & Poor's and Moody's. The Company was designated an Energy Star Partner of the Year for 2021, 2022 and 2023, and it was the only office REIT headquartered in the Southeast to receive those designations. Approximately 85% of the Company's square footage is Energy Star certified and nearly 70% is LEED certified. Piedmont is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.