NASDAQ:GOV - Government Properties Income Trust Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Government Properties Income Trust trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GOV."

Government Properties Income Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Monday, November 19th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.97%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 26th. View Government Properties Income Trust's Dividend History.

Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $108.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $105.95 million. Government Properties Income Trust had a net margin of 4.14% and a return on equity of 0.64%. The firm's revenue was up 54.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. View Government Properties Income Trust's Earnings History.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Government Properties Income Trust's stock. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect Government Properties Income Trust's share price to reach $12.8333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 55.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Government Properties Income Trust.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Government Properties Income Trust in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Government Properties Income Trust.

News coverage about GOV stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Government Properties Income Trust earned a daily sentiment score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Government Properties Income Trust include GPT Group (GPT), CapitaLand (CLLDY), Duke Realty (DRE), HANG LUNG PROPE/S (HLPPY), Regency Centers (REG), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Ally Financial (ALLY), Klepierre (KLPEF), HARGREAVES LANS/ADR (HRGLY), AXA Equitable (EQH), AGEAS/S (AGESY), Gecina (GECFF), SCHRODERS/PAR VTG FPD 1 (SHNWF), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) and Sun Communities (SUI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Government Properties Income Trust investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), AT&T (T), ANNALY CAP MGMT/SH (NLY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Targa Resources (TRGP), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Prospect Capital (PSEC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Ares Capital (ARCC) and Medical Properties Trust (MPW).

Government Properties Income Trust's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.78%), LSV Asset Management (1.75%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.57%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.53%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.52%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.52%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Government Properties Income Trust.

GOV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Northern Trust Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, KBC Group NV, Northern Capital Management LLC, Garner Asset Management Corp, LPL Financial LLC, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC and New York State Common Retirement Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Government Properties Income Trust.

GOV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Norges Bank, Manikay Partners LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, First Trust Advisors LP and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Government Properties Income Trust.

Shares of GOV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GOV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.79.

Government Properties Income Trust has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion and generates $316.53 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $12.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.02 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Government Properties Income Trust is http://www.govreit.com.

Government Properties Income Trust's mailing address is TWO NEWTON PLACE 255 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 300, NEWTON MA, 02458. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 617-219-1440 or via email at [email protected]