NYSE:DEAEasterly Government Properties Stock Price, Forecast & News

Easterly Government Properties' stock was trading at $22.83 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, DEA stock has increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $24.67.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Easterly Government Properties in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Easterly Government Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE:DEA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.26. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $60.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.78 million. Easterly Government Properties had a return on equity of 0.60% and a net margin of 3.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.29 EPS.
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Easterly Government Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th.
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Easterly Government Properties updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.23-1.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.23.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Easterly Government Properties' shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect Easterly Government Properties' share price to reach $26.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.4% from the stock's current price.
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Press coverage about DEA stock has been trending extremely negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Easterly Government Properties earned a media sentiment score of -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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Easterly Government Properties saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,780,000 shares, a drop of 13.2% from the April 15th total of 5,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 878,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.4 days.
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(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.

Easterly Government Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DEA."

Easterly Government Properties' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Resolution Capital Ltd (7.31%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.34%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.97%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.58%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.31%) and Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ (0.90%). Company insiders that own Easterly Government Properties stock include Alison M Bernard, Darrell W Crate, James E Mead, Ronald E Kendall and William C Trimble.
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DEA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Easterly Government Properties company stock in the last year include Alison M Bernard, Darrell W Crate, James E Mead, and William C Trimble.
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DEA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Resolution Capital Ltd, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Bank of Montreal Can, Barclays PLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Camarda Financial Advisors LLC, Welch & Forbes LLC, and Everence Capital Management Inc..
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Shares of DEA 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of DEA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.67.

Easterly Government Properties has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and generates $221.72 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $7.21 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis. Easterly Government Properties employs 32 workers across the globe.

The official website for Easterly Government Properties is www.easterlyreit.com.

Easterly Government Properties' mailing address is 2101 L STREET NW SUITE 650, WASHINGTON DC, 20037. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 202-595-9500 or via email at [email protected]