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In the latest session, Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) closed at $20.26 up 0.90% from its previous closing price of $20.08. In other words, the price has increased by $0.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded.
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 52.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.21.
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:
As of this moment, Easterly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68.
Stock Price History:
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 -15.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.19%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 44.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.06M. Insiders hold about 6.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.84% stake in the company.
