EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA)
Real Estate · Diversified REITs · NYSE
A specialized REIT focused on owning and managing mission-critical, Class A commercial real estate leased to U.S. government agencies.
What EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC does
Easterly Government Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties leased to U.S. government agencies. The company's portfolio primarily consists of properties essential to the mission of agencies such as the FBI, VA, and DEA, often featuring highly secure, build-to-suit configurations.
Themes: Government-leased real estate, Mission-critical infrastructure, Federal real estate portfolio management
Fundamentals
- Price$24.60 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+11.8% 2025-08-21 close $22.01 → 2026-08-21 close $24.60
- P/E115.11 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+67.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+0.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.30 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+13.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.98 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +9.1%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How DEA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, DEA's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 727%, operating-cash-flow payout 36%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout727% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout36% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC looks technically
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) is trading 6.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 137 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +6.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $24.70 | $24.70 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $23.13 | $23.13 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 23.8. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 137 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 137 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($23.80 to $25.58) — its "stochastic" reading is 45 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 23 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $25.96 | $25.96 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 5.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -5.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 19.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +19.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 5.2% below its highest point of the past year | 5.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $74.24 (set on 2020-04-09) | $74.24 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($20.56 to $25.63), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 20% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $22.33 to $22.50. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 20.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 66.9% below its all-time high | -66.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% above a support level at $24.33 — a price it turned at six times since 2026-02-12, most recently on 2026-07-31. Since 2024-08-21 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $19.33 (set on 2025-04-30) | $19.33 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 27.3% above its all-time low | +27.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 36th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5481 between its high and its low — about 2.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5481 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $23.98 and $25.54 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $23.98 – $24.76 – $25.54 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.2% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (6.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.19× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading | +1.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 1 session ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 1 session ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap down opened on 2026-08-10 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock lost 2.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -5.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 0.1 percentage points (the stock gained 3.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -0.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.1 percentage points (the stock gained 1.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -9.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 8.7 percentage points (the stock gained 11.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -8.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.1% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $23.50 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $24.72 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 15 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DEA last closed at $24.60 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $24.33 | Support | 1.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2026-02-12 to 2026-07-31 |
| $23.65 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-06-13 to 2026-08-10 |
| $25.72 | Resistance | 4.5% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-03-12 to 2026-08-03 |
| $22.95 | Support | 6.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-22 to 2026-06-17 |
| $26.81 | Resistance | 9.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-23 to 2025-03-27 |
| $28.93 | Resistance | 17.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-18 to 2025-01-06 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $23.80.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · lagging the market · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.71 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$25.21 range $22.00 – $27.00; median $25.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Concentration risk associated with relying heavily on the U.S. federal government as a tenant.","Potential for budget sequestration or changes in federal government real estate policies.","Interest rate sensitivity given the company's reliance on debt financing for acquisitions and developments."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DEA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-27 against the prior one filed 2025-10-27.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Item 2 (MD&A) page number changed from 23 (filed 2025-10-27) to 24 (filed 2026-04-27)
- Item 3 (Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk) page number changed from 42 (filed 2025-10-27) to 39 (filed 2026-04-27)
- Item 4 (Controls and Procedures) page number changed from 42 (filed 2025-10-27) to 40 (filed 2026-04-27)
- Item 1 under Part II (Legal Proceedings) page number changed from 43 (filed 2025-10-27) to 40 (filed 2026-04-27)
- Notes:
- Comparison is limited to table of contents/index sections with only page number references; substantive content of MD&A sections not provided in source texts
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for DEA — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DEA had 1,676,130 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DEA had 3.54% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.14 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,676,130
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.54%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,594,621
- Reported change 5.11%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.14
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC)
- Gladstone Commercial (GOOD)
- Boston Properties (BXP)
- Kilroy Realty (KRC)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) do?
Easterly Government Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties leased to U.S. government agencies. The company's portfolio primarily consists of properties essential to the mission of agencies such as the FBI, VA, and DEA, often featuring highly secure, build-to-suit configurations.
What sector is EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) in?
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Diversified REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does DEA pay a dividend?
Yes — EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 9.13% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC's (DEA) competitors?
Notable peers of EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) include Corporate Office Properties Trust, Gladstone Commercial, Boston Properties and Kilroy Realty. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) overbought or oversold right now?
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INC (DEA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DEA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.