This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock GOV vs. DLR, ARE, BXP, KRC, SLG, HIW, DEI, HPP, PDM, and BDNShould you be buying Government Properties Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Government Properties Income Trust include Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), BXP (BXP), Kilroy Realty (KRC), SL Green Realty (SLG), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), and Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Government Properties Income Trust vs. Its Competitors Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities BXP Kilroy Realty SL Green Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Hudson Pacific Properties Piedmont Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDigital Realty Trust$5.77B9.69$615.19M$3.8143.01Government Properties Income Trust$316.53M0.07$12.09M$2.020.11 Is DLR or GOV more profitable? Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 23.98% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.46% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Digital Realty Trust23.98% 6.46% 3.00% Government Properties Income Trust 4.14%0.64%0.23% Do analysts recommend DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $190.74, suggesting a potential upside of 16.40%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Government Properties Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Government Properties Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DLR or GOV? In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 27 more articles in the media than Government Properties Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Digital Realty Trust Very Positive Government Properties Income Trust Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in DLR or GOV? 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DLR or GOV a better dividend stock? Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Government Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 748.5%. Digital Realty Trust pays out 128.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryDigital Realty Trust beats Government Properties Income Trust on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GOV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGovernment Properties Income TrustReal Estate IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$22.80M$303.18M$12.63B$10.00BDividend Yield25.04%N/A5.40%4.52%P/E Ratio0.11N/A232.3026.28Price / Sales0.0724.2531.01172.63Price / Cash5.33163.0122.1259.76Price / Book0.023.152.296.41Net Income$12.09M-$30.45M$1.01B$270.56M Government Properties Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOVGovernment Properties Income TrustN/A$0.23-2.2%N/A-89.0%$22.80M$316.53M0.11N/AGap UpDLRDigital Realty Trust4.7259 of 5 stars$162.86-2.9%$190.74+17.1%+9.7%$57.17B$5.55B42.743,936Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.064 of 5 stars$80.93-1.8%$97.17+20.1%-29.2%$14.26B$3.12B-622.52590BXPBXP3.2256 of 5 stars$72.41-0.1%$76.73+6.0%-2.6%$11.48B$3.41B2,414.47780Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeKRCKilroy Realty4.101 of 5 stars$40.97-1.5%$38.55-5.9%+21.7%$4.92B$1.14B22.26260Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty2.4287 of 5 stars$56.43-0.8%$67.29+19.2%-5.5%$4.06B$886.27M-104.491,221Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.4931 of 5 stars$31.24-0.9%$32.00+2.4%+0.6%$3.41B$810.83M26.25340Positive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.0555 of 5 stars$16.19-0.1%$18.11+11.9%+2.7%$2.71B$999.70M73.59750Dividend AnnouncementHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.0381 of 5 stars$2.81flat$3.11+10.7%-38.4%$1.07B$842.08M-1.00880News CoveragePDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.6573 of 5 stars$8.46-0.2%$8.67+2.5%-9.1%$1.05B$565.50M-15.37150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.9653 of 5 stars$4.24-0.6%$5.00+18.1%-14.7%$739.96M$505.52M-2.25330Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Digital Realty Trust Alternatives Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives BXP Alternatives Kilroy Realty Alternatives SL Green Realty Alternatives Highwoods Properties Alternatives Douglas Emmett Alternatives Hudson Pacific Properties Alternatives Piedmont Realty Trust Alternatives Brandywine Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GOV) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“HELIOS”: My No. 1 Investment of the 2020sA mysterious new energy technology — backed by Nvidia, Google, and even legendary investors like Stanley Druck...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWall Street legend: “Put $1,000 in this AI stock”A massive money shift is underway in the AI market. 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