Financial Health Check: Examining Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA)’s Key Ratios

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Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) closed the day trading at $12.06 up 0.58% from the previous closing price of $11.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. DEA stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.875.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of DEA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.02.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on October 14, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $15 from $13 previously.

On August 16, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Sector Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $15 to $13.

Compass Point Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 28, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’23 when Crate Darrell W bought 8,000 shares for $13.14 per share. The transaction valued at 105,120 led to the insider holds 92,174 shares of the business.

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 1285258368 and an Enterprise Value of 2785601024. As of this moment, Easterly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 68.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 46.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.22 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.275.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, DEA has reached a high of $14.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.12%.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, DEA traded about 1.01M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DEA traded about 1943020 shares per day. A total of 100.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.66M. Insiders hold about 6.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.52% stake in the company. Shares short for DEA as of 1730332800 were 2510107 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1727654400 on 1860367. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2510107 and a Short% of Float of 3.5999999999999996.

Dividends & Splits

DEA’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.06, up from 1.06 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.088407The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.16.

Earnings Estimates

Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA) is currently under the scrutiny of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.06, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of $0.06.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.22 and $0.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.2. EPS for the following year is $0.26, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.28 and $0.24.

Revenue Estimates

2 analysts predict $78.32M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $79.4M to a low estimate of $77.24M. As of the current estimate, Easterly Government Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $72.62MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $67.43M. There is a high estimate of $78.42M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $49.37M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DEA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $308.44M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $301.04M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $303.47M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $287.23MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $320.36M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $345.7M and the low estimate is $303.7M.

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