In the past week, DEA stock has gone down by -9.78%, with a monthly decline of -22.57% and a quarterly plunge of -27.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.59%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.65% for Easterly Government Properties Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -16.05% for DEA’s stock, with a -31.64% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) Right Now?
Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.40x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DEA is 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DEA is 101.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DEA on April 16, 2025 was 1.65M shares.
DEA) stock’s latest price update
Easterly Government Properties Inc (NYSE: DEA) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.72 in relation to its previous close of 8.36. However, the company has experienced a -9.78% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-04-15 that The companies are now moving forward with the import permit application process. Following expected approval of the import permit, Red Light Holland will ship materials from its Netherlands farm to Irvine Labs.
Analysts’ Opinion of DEA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DEA stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for DEA by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DEA in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $9.50 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DEA reach a price target of $13. The rating they have provided for DEA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 17th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to DEA, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on October 14th of the previous year.
DEA Trading at -20.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DEA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.59%, as shares sank -21.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DEA fell by -9.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.89. In addition, Easterly Government Properties Inc saw -26.94% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DEA starting from Fisher Cynthia A, who purchase 629 shares at the price of $12.52 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, Fisher Cynthia A now owns 20,943 shares of Easterly Government Properties Inc, valued at $7,871 using the latest closing price.
Crate Darrell W, the President & CEO of Easterly Government Properties Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $10.91 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that Crate Darrell W is holding 171,479 shares at $109,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DEA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Easterly Government Properties Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 1.44, with 0.62 for asset returns.
Based on Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 179.34 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
