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Piedmont prices USD 200 million notes. Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock gets USD 11 target

Published on 10/02/2026 at 14:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

JPMorgan lifted its target on September 9, 2026 from USD 10.00. For Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock, second-quarter revenue was USD 144.12 million.

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Piedmont priced USD 200.00 million of exchangeable senior notes due 2031 on September 14, 2026, while JPMorgan raised its target for Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock from USD 10.00 to USD 11.00 on September 9, 2026. GlobeNewswire reported the note terms, while MarketBeat identified the JPMorgan action.

Debt refinancing sets the tone

The notes carry a 2.875 percent coupon and an initial exchange price of USD 12.65 per share. The exchange price stood 37.50 percent above Piedmont's USD 9.20 New York Stock Exchange sale price on September 14, 2026, according to GlobeNewswire.

Piedmont expects net proceeds of USD 194.30 million and plans to redeem its outstanding 9.250 percent senior notes due 2028. The transaction also includes a USD 50.00 million share repurchase of 5,434,782 common shares, giving the financing a debt-cost and capital-allocation angle.

Second-quarter numbers show the tradeoff

In the second quarter of 2026, Piedmont generated USD 144.12 million of revenue, consolidated net income was negative USD 11.10 million, and diluted earnings per share were negative USD 0.09. The figures come from the standardized financial statement for the period ended June 30, 2026.

StockTitan reported that NAREIT and Core FFO both reached USD 47.90 million, or USD 0.38 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026. Same-store net operating income rose 9.00 percent on a cash basis, while the in-service portfolio was 88.90 percent leased.

Management also guided to 2026 NAREIT and Core FFO of USD 190.00 million to USD 197.00 million, or USD 1.50 to USD 1.55 per diluted share. That outlook contrasts with the quarter's negative GAAP earnings per share and makes leasing execution central to the investment case.

Target remains above the market value

MarketBeat listed one Buy, two Hold and one Sell rating, with an average target of USD 10.67. JPMorgan's USD 11.00 target and Robert W. Baird's USD 10.00 target were both labeled neutral in the September 2026 coverage cited by MarketBeat. The spread between the targets and the reported market value keeps refinancing progress and leasing results closely connected.

Market value and trading range

Piedmont's market capitalization was USD 1.1 billion as of October 1, 2026. The 52-week range was USD 5.46 to USD 10.13, placing the stock's current market context between a multi-year office recovery effort and the balance-sheet demands of a capital-intensive REIT.