Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors $23.38 -0.27 (-1.14%) As of 02:08 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DEA vs. AAT, ARE, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, KRC, PDM, and VNOShould you be buying Easterly Government Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Easterly Government Properties include American Assets Trust (AAT), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Easterly Government Properties vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in DEA or AAT? 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, DEA or AAT? American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Easterly Government Properties. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Easterly Government Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEasterly Government Properties$302.05M3.51$19.55M$0.4157.03American Assets Trust$452.81M2.80$72.82M$1.1617.89 Do analysts prefer DEA or AAT? Easterly Government Properties currently has a consensus price target of $27.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. American Assets Trust has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Easterly Government Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is DEA or AAT more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Easterly Government Properties' net margin of 5.54%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Easterly Government Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Easterly Government Properties5.54% 1.26% 0.54% American Assets Trust 16.26%6.47%2.34% Which has more risk and volatility, DEA or AAT? Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DEA or AAT a better dividend stock? Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Easterly Government Properties pays out 439.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Does the media prefer DEA or AAT? In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Easterly Government Properties. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American Assets Trust and 4 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 1.33 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Easterly Government Properties 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Assets Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Easterly Government Properties on 13 of the 18 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 DEA 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 NYSE 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 DEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEasterly Government PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.06B$8.49B$12.66B$21.53BDividend Yield7.61%5.28%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio57.1283.26244.6629.88Price / Sales3.515.3230.6551.86Price / Cash9.0519.3719.2518.13Price / Book0.711.722.314.66Net Income$19.55M$130.30M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.19%0.59%0.76%0.96%1 Month Performance6.51%7.49%3.28%4.72%1 Year Performance-32.03%-8.49%543.67%16.87% Easterly Government Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEAEasterly Government Properties3.2302 of 5 stars$23.38-1.1%$27.15+16.1%-31.3%$1.06B$302.05M57.1250Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.9212 of 5 stars$20.75-0.8%$20.50-1.2%-22.1%$1.27B$457.86M17.89220Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.3118 of 5 stars$85.63+1.1%$97.17+13.5%-31.7%$14.81B$3.12B-658.67590Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.9592 of 5 stars$4.42+1.0%$5.00+13.3%-15.3%$766.89M$505.52M-2.35330Positive NewsBXPBXP2.8843 of 5 stars$75.89-1.2%$76.73+1.1%-3.4%$12.02B$3.41B2,530.44780Dividend CutAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeCUZCousins Properties4.3942 of 5 stars$29.08-1.3%$32.40+11.4%0.0%$4.95B$925.00M78.61290News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownDEIDouglas Emmett4.0793 of 5 stars$16.58-2.0%$18.11+9.3%-0.8%$2.78B$986.48M75.35750HIWHighwoods Properties3.634 of 5 stars$31.92+0.2%$32.17+0.8%-1.3%$3.45B$825.86M26.82340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeKRCKilroy Realty4.0911 of 5 stars$42.71+0.0%$38.82-9.1%+18.1%$5.05B$1.14B23.21260PDMPiedmont Realty Trust1.14 of 5 stars$8.83+0.5%$8.67-1.8%-10.7%$1.10B$570.32M-16.05150Positive NewsVNOVornado Realty Trust4.6014 of 5 stars$40.70-1.4%$37.90-6.9%+18.2%$7.82B$1.79B10.072,996Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAT Alternatives ARE Alternatives BDN Alternatives BXP Alternatives CUZ Alternatives DEI Alternatives HIW Alternatives KRC Alternatives PDM Alternatives VNO 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 (NYSE:DEA) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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