Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US7201902068

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Durvasula Venkatesh S.. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Durvasula Venkatesh S. has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. Director 26,251
US:CONE / CyrusOne Inc President & CEO 114,777
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Durvasula Venkatesh S.. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

PDM / Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Durvasula Venkatesh S. as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2025-05-08 2025-05-07 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -4,172 26,251 -13.71 6.71 -27,994 176,144
2025-05-08 2025-05-07 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,388 30,423 89.73
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -4,413 16,035 -21.58 6.95 -30,670 111,443
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 15,220 20,448 291.12
2023-05-12 2023-05-10 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,135 5,228 -29.00 6.57 -14,027 34,348
2023-05-12 2023-05-10 4 PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 7,363 7,363
2020-03-03 2020-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -6,520 114,777 -5.38 60.58 -394,982 6,953,191
2020-02-27 2020-02-26 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -612 121,297 -0.50 66.28 -40,563 8,039,565
2020-02-25 2020-02-21 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -822 121,909 -0.67 69.60 -57,211 8,484,866
2020-02-18 2020-02-17 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 18,699 122,731 17.97
2020-02-18 2020-02-13 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -545 104,032 -0.52 66.79 -36,401 6,948,297
2019-11-06 2019-11-04 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -29,911 165,782 -15.28 70.48 -2,108,232 11,684,896
2019-04-03 2019-02-28 4/A CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -6,116 195,693 -3.03 49.84 -304,821 9,753,339
2019-03-04 2019-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,466 200,343 -0.73 49.84 -73,065 9,985,095
2019-02-28 2019-02-26 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -612 201,809 -0.30 50.48 -30,894 10,187,318
2019-02-25 2019-02-21 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 7,864 202,421 4.04
2019-02-20 2019-02-18 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -6,909 194,557 -3.43
2019-02-20 2019-02-18 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 4,675 201,466 2.38
2019-02-15 2019-02-13 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes 489 304,389 0.16 54.95 26,871 16,726,176
2019-02-05 2019-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -29,951 197,280 -13.18 54.15 -1,621,847 10,682,712
2019-02-05 2018-02-13 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -481 227,231 -0.21 54.22 -26,080 12,320,465
2018-08-08 2018-08-06 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -5,000 227,712 -2.15 64.96 -324,780 14,791,283
2018-03-02 2018-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -5,000 232,712 -2.10 50.63 -253,168 11,783,046
2018-03-02 2018-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -11,030 237,712 -4.43 49.90 -550,397 11,861,829
2018-03-02 2018-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 30,276 248,742 13.86
2018-02-28 2018-02-26 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 5,847 218,466 2.75
2018-02-13 2018-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -792 212,619 -0.37 53.62 -42,467 11,400,631
2018-02-05 2018-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -652 213,411 -0.30 56.93 -37,118 12,149,488
2017-11-06 2017-11-02 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -13,500 214,063 -5.93 60.20 -812,727 12,887,021
2017-04-05 2017-04-03 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale X -11,779 227,563 -4.92 50.90 -599,608 11,584,049
2017-03-20 2017-03-16 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -10,000 239,342 -4.01 50.69 -506,904 12,132,342
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -4,935 249,342 -1.94 50.90 -251,192 12,691,508
2017-02-15 2017-02-13 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -12,243 254,277 -4.59 48.13 -589,256 12,238,352
2017-02-15 2017-02-13 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 4,674 266,520 1.79
2017-02-14 2017-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -672 261,846 -0.26 48.45 -32,558 12,686,439
2017-02-03 2017-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -563 262,518 -0.21 47.31 -26,636 12,419,727
2017-02-03 2017-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale X -20,000 263,081 -7.07 47.98 -959,676 12,623,626
2016-12-19 2016-12-15 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale X -6,737 283,081 -2.32 44.51 -299,847 12,599,228
2016-04-04 2016-03-31 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Stock Option
A - Award 10,516 13,775 322.68
2016-04-04 2016-03-31 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -6,773 289,818 -2.28 45.66 -309,255 13,233,090
2016-03-01 2016-02-28 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,392 296,591 -1.13 40.14 -136,155 11,905,163
2016-02-11 2016-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,131 299,983 -0.38 34.39 -38,895 10,316,415
2016-02-09 2016-02-07 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,786 301,114 -0.92 34.39 -95,811 10,355,310
2016-02-03 2016-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Stock Option
A - Award 37,554 37,554
2016-02-03 2016-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 31,914 303,900 11.73
2016-02-03 2016-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 5,414 271,986 2.03
2016-02-03 2016-02-01 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 67,843 266,572 34.14
2016-01-26 2016-01-24 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -41,072 198,729 -17.13 35.64 -1,463,806 7,082,702
2015-04-02 2015-03-31 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Stock Option
A - Award 1,516 3,259 86.98
2015-04-02 2015-03-31 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -679 239,801 -0.28 31.12 -21,130 7,462,607
2015-02-12 2015-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Stock Option
A - Award 43,317 43,317
2015-02-12 2015-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 6,927 240,480 2.97 28.42 196,865 6,834,442
2015-02-12 2015-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 41,564 233,553 21.65 28.42 1,181,249 6,637,576
2015-02-12 2015-02-10 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,143 191,989 -1.10 28.42 -60,904 5,456,327
2014-04-02 2014-03-31 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -628 194,132 -0.32 20.83 -13,081 4,043,770
2014-02-11 2014-02-07 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 72,640 194,760 59.48
2013-04-19 2013-04-17 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 27,514 122,120 29.08
2013-01-28 2013-01-24 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,500 94,606 2.71 19.00 47,500 1,797,514
2013-01-28 2013-01-24 4 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 92,106 92,106
2013-01-17 3 CONE CyrusOne Inc.
No securities beneficially owned
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)