Easterly Government Properties Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:DEA) $11.68 +0.04 (+0.34%) (As of 11/29/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.63▼$11.9750-Day Range$10.33▼$12.7652-Week Range$10.27▼$16.79Volume695,065 shsAverage Volume810,177 shsMarket Capitalization$1.11 billionP/E Ratio35.38Dividend Yield9.08%Price Target$14.70 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Easterly Government Properties MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingReduce1.80 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside25.9% Upside$14.70 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.62% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-1.75%From $1.14 to $1.12 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.09 out of 5 starsFinance Sector556th out of 860 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry103rd out of 179 stocks 2.9 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEasterly Government Properties has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $14.70, Easterly Government Properties has a forecasted upside of 25.9% from its current price of $11.68.Amount of Analyst CoverageEasterly Government Properties has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.62% of the outstanding shares of Easterly Government Properties have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEasterly Government Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Easterly Government Properties has recently increased by 1.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipEasterly Government Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEasterly Government Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Easterly Government Properties is 321.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Easterly Government Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.64% in the coming year. This indicates that Easterly Government Properties may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for DEA. Previous Next 0.0 News and Social Media Coverage News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Easterly Government Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for DEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Easterly Government Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Easterly Government Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 8.20% of the stock of Easterly Government Properties is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions84.68% of the stock of Easterly Government Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Easterly Government Properties are expected to decrease by -1.75% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.12 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Easterly Government Properties is 35.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.30.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Easterly Government Properties is 35.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.70.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEasterly Government Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Easterly Government Properties Stock (NYSE:DEA)Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly's experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).Read More DEA Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart DEA Stock News HeadlinesNovember 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEasterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) Upgraded to "Hold" at StockNews.comNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties to Participate in Nareit’s REITworld 2023 Annual ConferenceNovember 30, 2023 | Tomorrow Investor (Ad)The Only Practical Solution to the World’s Looming Energy CrisisThere’s just one problem: There are more plans for new uses of nuclear than there is uranium to fuel the plants!November 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Releases Annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ReportNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ3 2023 Easterly Government Properties Inc Earnings CallOctober 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties (DEA) Q3 FFO Match EstimatesOctober 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Inc (DEA) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings: Net Income of $6.1 MillionNovember 30, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Gold Could Be Heading for Record Highs - But How to Play It?According to FX Empire, the gold forecast is now bullish, with support for a $3,000 target in 2024. The big question is how to play it. Some investors are discovering a unique gold investment alternative that sidesteps the major issues with gold mining stocks or physical gold. October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties (DEA) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus EstimatesOctober 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Reports Third Quarter 2023 ResultsOctober 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWelltower (WELL) Q3 FFO and Revenues Beat EstimatesOctober 30, 2023 | msn.com10%-Yielding Easterly Government Is Too Cheap To IgnoreOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEvans Bancorp (EVBN) Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesOctober 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com3 REITs That Are Incredibly Oversold Right NowOctober 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Acquires a 35,005 SF U.S. District Courthouse in Newport News, VirginiaOctober 18, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comEasterly Government Properties REIT (NYSE:DEA): 9.6% Yield Backed by U.S. AgenciesOctober 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Schedules Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Release and Conference CallOctober 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe world's best tenant? Here's how you can become Uncle Sam's landlord — and earn up to 8.3% in dividendsOctober 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on NA Companies: Easterly Government Properties (DEA) and Boston Properties (BXP)October 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Acquires 95,273 SF Specialized Facility in Anaheim, CaliforniaOctober 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Acquires 97,969 SF Department of Homeland Security Facility in Atlanta, GeorgiaOctober 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties to Participate in Investor Meetings and Provide Updated Investor PresentationSeptember 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEasterly Government Properties Completes Acquisition of VA - Corpus Christi, the Ninth of 10 Properties in the VA PortfolioSeptember 14, 2023 | msn.comTruist Securities Maintains Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Hold RecommendationAugust 29, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comElevating Investor Returns: Easterly Government Props Delivers Strong Performance and Growing ProfitsAugust 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.comEasterly Government Properties: Viewed Neutrally Despite Positive DevelopmentsSee More Headlines Receive DEA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Easterly Government Properties and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/03/2022Ex-Dividend for 11/21 Dividend11/08/2023Dividend Payable11/21/2023Today11/29/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/27/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:DEA CUSIPN/A CIK1622194 Webwww.easterlyreit.com Phone(202) 595-9500FaxN/AEmployees54Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$14.70 High Stock Price Target$17.00 Low Stock Price Target$13.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.9%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.33 Trailing P/E Ratio35.38 Forward P/E Ratio10.24 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$31.47 million Net Margins10.64% Pretax Margin12.04% Return on Equity2.15% Return on Assets1.09% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.85 Current Ratio5.00 Quick Ratio5.00 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$293.61 million Price / Sales3.79 Cash Flow$1.36 per share Price / Cash Flow8.56 Book Value$15.08 per share Price / Book0.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares95,200,000Free Float87,395,000Market Cap$1.11 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.71 Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Darrell William Crate (Age 56)Executive Chairman of the Board Comp: $1.36MMr. William C. Trimble III (Age 61)President, CEO & Director Comp: $2.06MMr. Michael P. Ibe (Age 76)Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive VP of Development & Acquisitions Comp: $1.37MMs. Meghan G. Baivier (Age 43)Executive VP, CFO & COO Comp: $1.45MMs. Allison E. Marino (Age 39)Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $460.3kMr. Daniel PowersVice President of Corporate FinanceMs. Lindsay WinterhalterSupervisory Vice President of Investor Relations & OperationsMr. Franklin V. Logan (Age 53)Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary Mr. Andrew G. Pulliam CPA (Age 52)Executive Vice President of Acquisitions & Portfolio Management Mr. Mark W. BauerExecutive Vice President of DevelopmentMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMFA FinancialNYSE:MFANETSTREITNYSE:NTSTFranklin BSP Realty TrustNYSE:FBRTChimera InvestmentNYSE:CIMElme CommunitiesNYSE:ELMEView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipDeutsche Bank AGSold 19,269 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.138%Public Sector Pension Investment BoardSold 50,308 shares on 11/22/2023Ownership: 0.121%Comerica BankSold 112,171 shares on 11/21/2023Ownership: 0.058%Essex Financial Services Inc.Bought 4,145 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.051%Penserra Capital Management LLCBought 4,399 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.037%View All Institutional Transactions DEA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Easterly Government Properties stock right now? 5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Easterly Government Properties in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" DEA shares. View DEA analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Easterly Government Properties' stock price target for 2024? 5 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Easterly Government Properties' stock. Their DEA share price targets range from $13.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $14.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for DEA or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have DEA shares performed in 2023? Easterly Government Properties' stock was trading at $14.27 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, DEA shares have decreased by 18.2% and is now trading at $11.6750. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Easterly Government Properties' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 27th 2024. View our DEA earnings forecast. How were Easterly Government Properties' earnings last quarter? Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.26. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $72.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $74.73 million. Easterly Government Properties had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.15% and a net margin of 10.64%. The firm's revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. How often does Easterly Government Properties pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Easterly Government Properties? Easterly Government Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.265 per share on Tuesday, November 21st. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.08%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 8th. Read our dividend analysis for DEA. Is Easterly Government Properties a good dividend stock? Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.17%. DEA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 321.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, DEA will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.64% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Read our dividend analysis for DEA. What ETFs hold Easterly Government Properties' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) stock in their portfolio include Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (SRET), Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (XSHD), GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS), U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF (PPTY), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV).SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV). What guidance has Easterly Government Properties issued on next quarter's earnings? Easterly Government Properties updated its FY23 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.13-$1.15 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14. What other stocks do shareholders of Easterly Government Properties own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Easterly Government Properties investors own include Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR), New Residential Investment (NRZ), AT&T (T), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Iron Mountain (IRM), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Pfizer (PFE) and Verizon Communications (VZ). When did Easterly Government Properties IPO? (DEA) raised $180 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, February 6th 2015. The company issued 12,000,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Citigroup, Raymond James and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Piper Jaffray, PNC Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers. Who are Easterly Government Properties' major shareholders? Easterly Government Properties' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.65%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.59%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (1.60%), Northern Trust Corp (1.14%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%) and FMR LLC (1.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Darrell W Crate, Darrell W Crate and William C Trimble. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Easterly Government Properties? Shares of DEA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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