Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.180-1.210 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.200. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Easterly Government Properties Price Performance

Shares of DEA opened at $10.82 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.08 and a beta of 0.70. Easterly Government Properties has a twelve month low of $10.45 and a twelve month high of $14.52. The company has a quick ratio of 4.01, a current ratio of 4.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.46.

Easterly Government Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.80%. Easterly Government Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 588.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Easterly Government Properties from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Easterly Government Properties from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 2nd.

Insider Activity

In other Easterly Government Properties news, CEO Darrell W. Crate purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $10.91 per share, for a total transaction of $109,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 171,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,870,835.89. The trade was a 6.19 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

About Easterly Government Properties

Easterly Government Properties, Inc (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, DC, and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S.