Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT – Get Free Report) and Piedmont Realty Trust (NYSE:PDM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Realty Trust has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation 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 | |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | $116.67 million | 0.00 | -$39.00 million | ($5,436.52) | 0.00 |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | $564.99 million | 1.87 | -$83.62 million | ($0.70) | -12.06 |
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Piedmont Realty Trust. Piedmont Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation and Piedmont Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | -36.20% | -226.47% | -4.83% |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | -15.28% | -5.70% | -2.15% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
28.3% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Piedmont Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation and Piedmont Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Piedmont Realty Trust | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Piedmont Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Piedmont Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Realty Trust is more favorable than Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation.
Summary
Piedmont Realty Trust beats Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation
Creative Media & Community Trust Corp. is a real estate investment trust that seeks to own, operate, and develop premier multifamily and creative office assets in vibrant and emerging communities throughout the United States. It operates through the following segments: Office, Hotel, and Lending. The Office segment consists of the rental of office space and other tenant services, including tenant reimbursements, parking, and storage space rental. The Hotel segment involves the operation of hotel properties. The Lending segment focuses on loans to small businesses. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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.
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