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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, DEA or AAT?

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

Does the media favor DEA or AAT?

In the previous week, Easterly Government Properties had 4 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Easterly Government Properties and 2 mentions for American Assets Trust. Easterly Government Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.00 indicating that Easterly Government Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend DEA or AAT?

Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus target price of $27.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.08%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.64%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher probable 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher 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	3.34	$19.55M	$0.41	54.24
American Assets Trust	$452.81M	2.72	$72.82M	$1.16	17.39

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 8.1%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Easterly Government Properties on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.