Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Easterly Government Properties, Inc. $DEA

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) by 59.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,337 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 13,624 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Easterly Government Properties were worth $207,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 139.3% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,968 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,802 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Easterly Government Properties in the 1st quarter valued at about $109,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 944.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 10,443 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 9,443 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 12,846.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,487 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 10,406 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Easterly Government Properties in the 1st quarter valued at about $120,000. 86.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on DEA shares. Compass Point set a $26.45 target price on shares of Easterly Government Properties and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $25.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research set a $20.00 price target on shares of Easterly Government Properties in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Easterly Government Properties in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.41.

Easterly Government Properties Price Performance

Easterly Government Properties stock opened at $21.43 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.16. The company has a market capitalization of $988.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.26 and a beta of 0.94. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. has a 1 year low of $19.33 and a 1 year high of $34.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 3.47 and a current ratio of 3.47.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Easterly Government Properties had a net margin of 4.24% and a return on equity of 1.00%. The business had revenue of $82.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $84.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Easterly Government Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.980-3.020 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Easterly Government Properties, Inc. will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Easterly Government Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. Easterly Government Properties’s dividend payout ratio is presently 600.00%.

Easterly Government Properties Profile

Easterly Government Properties, Inc (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, DC, and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S.