Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors $21.82 -0.18 (-0.82%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.14 +0.32 (+1.47%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DEA vs. ARE, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, JBGS, KRC, PDM, and VNOShould you be buying Easterly Government Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Easterly Government Properties include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), BXP (BXP), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Piedmont Realty Trust (PDM), and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. Easterly Government Properties vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Brandywine Realty Trust BXP Cousins Properties Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties JBG SMITH Properties Kilroy Realty Piedmont Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARE or DEA? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ARE or DEA a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Easterly Government Properties pays out 428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Is ARE or DEA more profitable? Easterly Government Properties has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. Easterly Government Properties' return on equity of 1.30% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% Easterly Government Properties 5.86%1.30%0.58% Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or DEA? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARE or DEA? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 8 more articles in the media than Easterly Government Properties. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 0.18 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Easterly Government Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, ARE or DEA? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Easterly Government Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.22$322.95M-$0.13-584.69Easterly Government Properties$307.93M3.18$19.55M$0.4251.95 Do analysts recommend ARE or DEA? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus target price of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.83%. Easterly Government Properties has a consensus target price of $27.15, suggesting a potential upside of 24.43%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Easterly Government Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Easterly Government Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats Easterly Government Properties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Easterly Government Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DEA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$979.83M$8.28B$12.02B$20.40BDividend Yield3.27%6.09%5.67%3.71%P/E Ratio51.9570.7719.7629.01Price / Sales3.184.8826.1656.96Price / Cash8.3517.5518.0017.53Price / Book0.661.612.184.53Net Income$19.55M$128.99M$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-2.98%-2.81%-2.11%-3.62%1 Month Performance-4.36%-3.74%-1.40%-2.71%1 Year Performance-35.40%-9.69%540.86%10.16% Easterly Government Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEAEasterly Government Properties2.3759 of 5 stars$21.82-0.8%$27.15+24.4%-35.4%$979.83M$307.93M51.9550Upcoming EarningsDividend CutAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6275 of 5 stars$79.15-3.7%$99.54+25.8%-32.9%$13.69B$3.02B-608.85590Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.4605 of 5 stars$4.02-1.7%$5.00+24.4%-22.0%$695.26M$505.52M-2.14330Positive NewsBXPBXP4.0084 of 5 stars$69.61-3.1%$78.07+12.2%-3.4%$11.02B$3.41B-3,478.76780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCUZCousins Properties3.8601 of 5 stars$27.27-1.8%$32.50+19.2%-0.5%$4.58B$856.76M82.64290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeDEIDouglas Emmett3.9378 of 5 stars$15.40-1.0%$17.78+15.4%-1.5%$2.58B$986.48M48.13750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHIWHighwoods Properties3.3809 of 5 stars$29.69-1.9%$32.00+7.8%-4.5%$3.20B$825.86M18.44340Earnings ReportJBGSJBG SMITH Properties2.114 of 5 stars$19.27-1.4%$16.00-17.0%+30.2%$1.41B$522.81M-10.30910Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeKRCKilroy Realty4.1913 of 5 stars$36.55-1.4%$37.73+3.2%+8.1%$4.32B$1.14B21.76260Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumePDMPiedmont Realty Trust2.2248 of 5 stars$7.47-0.5%$8.67+16.0%-13.3%$929.34M$570.32M-15.24150News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeVNOVornado Realty Trust2.8128 of 5 stars$38.97-2.4%$38.09-2.3%+32.2%$7.48B$1.79B74.942,996Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Alternatives BDN Alternatives BXP Alternatives CUZ Alternatives DEI Alternatives HIW Alternatives JBGS 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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