Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors $20.88 -0.91 (-4.16%) As of 03:30 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. HHH, PJT, APAM, FHI, BXMT, RGTI, HASI, CIXXF, BNL, and CDPShould you be buying Easterly Government Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Easterly Government Properties include Howard Hughes (HHH), PJT Partners (PJT), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Federated Hermes (FHI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), CI Financial (CIXXF), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), and COPT Defense Properties (CDP). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Easterly Government Properties vs. Howard Hughes PJT Partners Artisan Partners Asset Management Federated Hermes Blackstone Mortgage Trust Rigetti Computing HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital CI Financial Broadstone Net Lease COPT Defense Properties Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) and Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk. Which has better valuation and earnings, HHH or DEA? Easterly Government Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes 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 RatioHoward Hughes$1.79B1.88-$550.95M$5.2112.85Easterly Government Properties$307.93M3.05$18.80M$0.4249.75 Do analysts rate HHH or DEA? Howard Hughes currently has a consensus target price of $80.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.51%. Easterly Government Properties has a consensus target price of $29.06, indicating a potential upside of 39.09%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than Howard Hughes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Howard Hughes 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Easterly Government Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer HHH or DEA? In the previous week, Howard Hughes had 7 more articles in the media than Easterly Government Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Howard Hughes and 0 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 1.00 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Howard Hughes Very Positive Easterly Government Properties Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HHH or DEA? Easterly Government Properties received 296 more outperform votes than Howard Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.58% of users gave Easterly Government Properties an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHoward HughesOutperform Votes450.00% Underperform Votes450.00% Easterly Government PropertiesOutperform Votes30057.58% Underperform Votes22142.42% Which has more risk & volatility, HHH or DEA? Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HHH or DEA more profitable? Howard Hughes has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Easterly Government Properties' net margin of 6.25%. Howard Hughes' return on equity of 3.38% beat Easterly Government Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Howard Hughes6.57% 3.38% 1.03% Easterly Government Properties 6.25%1.34%0.62% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HHH or DEA? 93.8% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Easterly Government Properties 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. SummaryHoward Hughes beats Easterly Government Properties on 12 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$937.39M$6.92B$11.54B$19.48BDividend Yield3.40%6.75%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio115.9760.9122.5734.49Price / Sales3.058.4127.3534.97Price / Cash9.8717.3217.6217.51Price / Book1.411.662.804.71Net Income$18.80M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.79%-0.59%-0.20%-0.88%1 Month Performance4.34%4.26%7.92%10.32%1 Year Performance-30.90%0.93%538.05%3.69% Easterly Government Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEAEasterly Government Properties2.9227 of 5 stars$20.88-4.2%$29.06+39.2%-27.7%$937.53M$307.93M115.9950Positive NewsHHHHoward Hughes2.3106 of 5 stars$73.78+3.1%$80.67+9.3%+2.9%$3.72B$1.79B48.86608Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePJTPJT Partners2.0634 of 5 stars$149.24+3.5%$154.50+3.5%+46.6%$3.48B$1.49B30.46910Positive NewsAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.7553 of 5 stars$42.69+4.6%$37.90-11.2%-7.0%$3.43B$1.12B11.73500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpFHIFederated Hermes3.9584 of 5 stars$42.93+0.3%$42.33-1.4%+31.3%$3.40B$1.66B13.461,960Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.9977 of 5 stars$19.64+3.6%$20.25+3.1%+7.2%$3.37B$477.73M-16.78N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastRGTIRigetti Computing1.9893 of 5 stars$11.55+9.2%$14.50+25.5%+954.9%$3.30B$10.79M-30.39160HASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital4.7194 of 5 stars$26.57-1.5%$38.92+46.5%-11.9%$3.29B$306.87M16.82110Positive NewsCIXXFCI FinancialN/A$22.53-0.6%N/A+119.1%$3.25B$2.03B-68.272,420BNLBroadstone Net Lease3.1999 of 5 stars$16.29-0.2%$18.83+15.6%+1.9%$3.08B$435.12M18.7370Positive NewsCDPCOPT Defense Properties3.2024 of 5 stars$27.01+0.9%$33.43+23.8%+10.8%$3.05B$747.86M21.96400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HHH Alternatives PJT Alternatives APAM Alternatives FHI Alternatives BXMT Alternatives RGTI Alternatives HASI Alternatives CIXXF Alternatives BNL Alternatives CDP 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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