Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM – Get Free Report) and HG (OTCMKTS:STLY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of HG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of HG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Piedmont Realty Trust and HG, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| HG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HG has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Piedmont Realty Trust and HG”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | $565.50 million | 1.92 | -$79.06 million | ($0.55) | -15.88 |
| HG | $11.51 million | 1.95 | -$240,000.00 | $0.26 | 16.57 |
HG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Piedmont Realty Trust. Piedmont Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Piedmont Realty Trust and HG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | -12.10% | -4.32% | -1.69% |
| HG | 5.02% | 1.84% | 1.33% |
Summary
HG beats Piedmont Realty Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About HG
HG Holdings, Inc. engages in the title insurance and real estate businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Title Insurance Services, Reinsurance, Management Services, and Real Estate. The company provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow, and similar or related services in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. It also owns and operates a portfolio of single-tenant properties leased for the occupancy by U.S. government tenant agencies and sub-agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Veterans affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Transportation. In addition, the company provides excess-of-loss reinsurance coverage related to catastrophic weather risk in Texas; and management advisory services, such as formation, operational, and restructuring services. The company was formerly known as Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and changed its name to HG Holdings, Inc. in March 2018. HG Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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