FrontView REIT (FVR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer DEA or FVR?

In the previous week, Easterly Government Properties had 1 more articles in the media than FrontView REIT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Easterly Government Properties and 5 mentions for FrontView REIT. Easterly Government Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat FrontView REIT's score of 0.33 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FrontView REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DEA or FVR more profitable?

Easterly Government Properties has a net margin of 5.54% compared to FrontView REIT's net margin of -43.21%. Easterly Government Properties' return on equity of 1.26% beat FrontView REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Easterly Government Properties	5.54%	1.26%	0.54%
FrontView REIT	-43.21%	-5.48%	-3.33%

Is DEA or FVR a better dividend stock?

Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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. FrontView REIT pays out -80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DEA or FVR?

86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DEA or FVR?

Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus price target of $27.15, suggesting a potential upside of 18.56%. FrontView REIT has a consensus price target of $15.70, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than FrontView REIT.

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
FrontView REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DEA or FVR?

Easterly Government Properties has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT 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	3.44	$19.55M	$0.41	55.85
FrontView REIT	$66.68M	4.17	-$22.21M	-$1.07	-12.69

Summary

Easterly Government Properties beats FrontView REIT on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.