Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AAT or DEA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.60	$72.82M	$1.16	16.79
Easterly Government Properties	$315.94M	3.15	$19.55M	$0.41	53.59

Is AAT or DEA 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
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%
Easterly Government Properties	5.54%	1.26%	0.54%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AAT or DEA?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AAT or DEA a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. 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. 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate AAT or DEA?

American Assets Trust presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.26%. Easterly Government Properties has a consensus target price of $26.41, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Given Easterly Government Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Easterly Government Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more volatility and risk, AAT or DEA?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AAT or DEA?

In the previous week, Easterly Government Properties had 8 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Easterly Government Properties and 1 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 0.80 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Easterly Government Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Easterly Government Properties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.