SG Americas Securities LLC Lowers Stake in Easterly Government Properties, Inc. $DEA

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) by 67.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 24,531 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 51,321 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.05% of Easterly Government Properties worth $562,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Easterly Government Properties by 223.9% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,778 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,229 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 12,846.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,487 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 10,406 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 212.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,131 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $203,000 after acquiring an additional 6,209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 139.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,968 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $221,000 after acquiring an additional 5,802 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DEA shares. Compass Point set a $26.45 price target on shares of Easterly Government Properties and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. New Street Research set a $20.00 target price on shares of Easterly Government Properties in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Truist Financial decreased 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Easterly Government Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.99.

Easterly Government Properties Price Performance

NYSE DEA opened at $23.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.46 and a beta of 0.96. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. has a 1-year low of $19.33 and a 1-year high of $29.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 3.47 and a quick ratio of 3.47. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.24.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. The company had revenue of $86.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $84.82 million. Easterly Government Properties had a return on equity of 1.00% and a net margin of 4.24%.Easterly Government Properties’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share. Easterly Government Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.120 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.980-3.020 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Easterly Government Properties, Inc. will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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.