DEA vs. ARE, BDN, BXP, CUZ, DEI, HIW, JBGS, KRC, PDM, and VNO
Should 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
Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 12 more articles in the media than Easterly Government Properties. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 3 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 0.42 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 out 171.4% 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 pays out 694.7% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Easterly Government Properties. Easterly Government Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Easterly Government Properties currently has a consensus price target of $27.69, indicating a potential upside of 21.36%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 29.35%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Easterly Government Properties.
Easterly Government Properties has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Easterly Government Properties' return on equity of 1.30% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.
86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats Easterly Government Properties on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DEA) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
