Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.070-3.130 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.100. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Easterly Government Properties Trading Up 3.8%

NYSE DEA traded up $0.92 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $25.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 506,769 shares, compared to its average volume of 418,386. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.52. The stock has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.34 and a beta of 0.97. Easterly Government Properties has a 52 week low of $20.56 and a 52 week high of $25.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 4.01 and a quick ratio of 4.01.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.72. Easterly Government Properties had a net margin of 3.22% and a return on equity of 0.82%. The company had revenue of $92.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.74 earnings per share. Easterly Government Properties’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Easterly Government Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.070-3.130 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Easterly Government Properties will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Easterly Government Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.1%. Easterly Government Properties’s payout ratio is presently 750.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on DEA shares. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Easterly Government Properties in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Easterly Government Properties from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Easterly Government Properties has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.89.

Institutional Trading of Easterly Government Properties

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of DEA. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 215.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 772 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Easterly Government Properties by 318.2% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,334 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC acquired a new stake in Easterly Government Properties in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 237.9% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,757 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Easterly Government Properties in the third quarter valued at $69,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

About Easterly Government Properties

Easterly Government Properties, Inc is a real estate investment trust that specializes in the acquisition, development and management of commercial properties leased to U.S. government agencies. Structured as a triple-net lease REIT, the company focuses on single-tenant assets with long-term, credit-backed leases that transfer most property-level responsibilities—including taxes, insurance and maintenance—to its government tenants.

The firm’s portfolio encompasses a variety of facility types, including office buildings, training centers, laboratories and mission-critical installations used by federal agencies.