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Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) closed the day trading at $20.02 down -4.26% from the previous closing price of $20.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.36 million shares were traded.
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 31.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
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:
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 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 43.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.65.
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 $19.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.03%.
