Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors

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

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 Properties	5.54%	1.26%	0.54%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, DEA or AAT?

Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Easterly Government Properties	$302.05M	3.38	$19.55M	$0.41	54.93
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.74	$72.82M	$1.16	17.69

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 8.0%. 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.

Do analysts prefer DEA or AAT?

Easterly Government Properties currently has a consensus target price of $27.15, indicating a potential upside of 20.56%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.09%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher possible upside, equities 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
Easterly Government Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 9 mentions for American Assets Trust and 8 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 1.24 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Assets Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Easterly Government Properties on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.