Is Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA) Holding Up Well Over a Long-Time Horizon?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Easterly Government Properties Inc [DEA] stock is trading at $22.01, down -2.39%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The DEA shares have gain 1.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Easterly Government Properties Inc [NYSE: DEA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 15, 2025, when Compass Point upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $26.45 for it. Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on October 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $20. On April 10, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $9.50 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $13 on March 17, 2025. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $15 on October 14, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on August 16, 2023, and downed its price target to $13. In a note dated March 28, 2023, Compass Point upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $17.

For the past year, the stock price of Easterly Government Properties Inc fluctuated between $19.33 and $35.92. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $23.23 within the next 12 months. Easterly Government Properties Inc [NYSE: DEA] shares were valued at $22.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.54% based on the average DEA price forecast.

Analyzing the DEA fundamentals

According to Easterly Government Properties Inc [NYSE:DEA], the company’s sales were 315.94M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.90% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.5%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.01 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.88.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 21.65 points at the first support level, and at 21.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 22.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.98.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Easterly Government Properties Inc [NYSE:DEA] has a current ratio of 25.44. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 25.44, and the Cash Ratio is 0.0. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.16, the price to book ratio is 0.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 55.93.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fisher Cynthia A, Director, that happened on Nov 27 ’24 when 629.0 shares were purchased. President & CEO, Crate Darrell W completed a deal on Dec 23 ’24 to buy 10000.0 shares.

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