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In the latest session, Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) closed at $22.93 down -2.72% from its previous closing price of $23.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. DEA stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.9.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Easterly Government Properties Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 74.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 25.44 and its Current Ratio is at 25.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.30.
On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 14, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $15.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 27 ’24 when Fisher Cynthia A bought 629 shares for $12.52 per share. The transaction valued at 7,871 led to the insider holds 20,943 shares of the business.
Crate Darrell W bought 10,000 shares of DEA for $109,100 on Dec 23 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 171,479 shares after completing the transaction at $10.91 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DEA now has a Market Capitalization of 1164606592 and an Enterprise Value of 2814162176. As of this moment, Easterly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 36.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.716 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.742.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DEA is 0.93, which has changed by -0.32953215 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DEA has reached a high of $35.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.44%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DEA has traded an average of 519.55K shares per day and 552630 over the past ten days. A total of 45.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.59M. Insiders hold about 6.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.00% stake in the company. Shares short for DEA as of 1756425600 were 1981448 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1753920000 on 1673612. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1981448 and a Short% of Float of 6.4.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DEA is 1.89, from 2.225 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.09439966. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.16. The current Payout Ratio is 578.86% for DEA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-04-28 when the company split stock in a 4:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.15 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.43 and $0.42 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.63, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $0.63 and $0.63.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $84.82M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $86.79M to a low estimate of $81.1M. As of. The current estimate, Easterly Government Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $74.78MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $87.34M. There is a high estimate of $88.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $84.5M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DEA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $337.21M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $321.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $333.52M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $302.05MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $356.62M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $374.9M and the low estimate is $336.7M.
