Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.

Thursday's session saw 337 companies set new 52-week lows.

On Wednesday, 479 stocks made new 52-week lows.

Companies Reporting Before The Bell • Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) is likely to report earnings for its fourth quarter. • Bunge (NYSE:BG) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $3.22 per share on revenue of $18.22 billion.

More than 200 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) across 13 sectors are traded on the stock market, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) With so many REITs to choose from, making decisions on which ones to invest in can be somewhat difficult for the average investor.

Worries about whether the Federal Reserve might slow the pace of interest rate hikes are taking a toll on a few real estate investment trusts (REITs). These four interest-sensitive REITs dropped to new 52-week lows as the sector continues to suffer from the more-sellers-than-buyers problem.

Wednesday saw 219 companies set new 52-week lows.

Tuesday's session saw 167 companies set new 52-week lows.

JP Morgan analyst Anthony Paolone maintains Piedmont Office Realty (NYSE:PDM) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $17 to $14.

Piedmont Office Realty (NYSE:PDM) reported quarterly earnings of $0.50 per share. This is unchanged from the same period last year.