Ratio Examination: Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) closed at $13.88 down -0.14% from its previous closing price of $13.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. DEA stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.975 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.82.

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 52.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.04.

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:

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 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 1444727552 and an Enterprise Value of 2883419136. As of this moment, Easterly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 74.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 66.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.64 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.357.

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 $10.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.68%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, DEA has traded an average of 873.97K shares per day and 906790 over the past ten days. A total of 100.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 96.20M. Insiders hold about 6.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.51% stake in the company. Shares short for DEA as of 1727654400 were 1860367 with a Short Ratio of 2.13, compared to 1724976000 on 3383145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1860367 and a Short% of Float of 2.77.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DEA is 1.06, from 1.06 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07625899The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.11.

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