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

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.050-3.120 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.500. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Easterly Government Properties from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.99.

Easterly Government Properties Stock Down 0.3%

Easterly Government Properties stock opened at $23.42 on Wednesday. Easterly Government Properties has a fifty-two week low of $19.33 and a fifty-two week high of $29.49. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 3.47 and a current ratio of 3.87. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 83.65 and a beta of 0.96.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.67). The company had revenue of $87.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $87.73 million. Easterly Government Properties had a return on equity of 0.94% and a net margin of 3.87%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.29 EPS. Easterly Government Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.120 EPS. Research analysts predict that Easterly Government Properties will post 1.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Easterly Government Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. Easterly Government Properties’s payout ratio is presently 642.86%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Easterly Government Properties

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 1,759.2% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,000,176 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,602,000 after buying an additional 946,381 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 92.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 488,303 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,347,000 after acquiring an additional 234,517 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 92.2% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 232,350 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,923,000 after buying an additional 111,447 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. purchased a new position in Easterly Government Properties during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,084,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Easterly Government Properties by 271.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 115,677 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,226,000 after buying an additional 84,536 shares in the last quarter. 86.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Easterly Government Properties Company Profile

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.