Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DEA in the last 90 days.
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Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$22.87−0.21 (−0.9%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's news centers on analyst coverage and the upcoming earnings date rather than any new corporate development. Multiple reports note a consensus "Hold" rating from seven firms with an average 12-month price target of $25.06, alongside commentary describing a neutral near- and mid-term outlook with a long-term positive bias. Separately, Easterly Government Properties has confirmed its third-quarter 2026 earnings release and conference call for October 26, with daily price moves of 1.39% and 1.92% noted around that scheduling news, and a mention of prior Q2 revenue of $92.42 million exceeding estimates.
DEA closed at $22.87, down 0.9%, sitting between its 50-day average of $23.99 and 200-day average of $23.52. Over the past month the stock is down 4.3%, with a three-month decline of 7.4%, though it remains up 5.9% over one year. The GekkoIndex reads 64.2, placing it in the Accumulation zone, down 2.6 over five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $36.28, putting price 37% below that level.
The next earnings date falls on 26 October, 14 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last reported quarter showed an EPS beat with a -3% reaction. No insider, Congress, or options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over five years shows a 2.8% average 20-day gain following this calendar point, with gains in five of those years. The current analyst consensus target sits at $25.79.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Easterly Government Properties price vs fair value
Close $22.87200-day averageGekko Fair Value $36.28
Easterly Government Properties quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.06B
- P/E ratio
- 121
- Forward P/E
- 73
- EPS, TTM
- $0.19
- Revenue, TTM
- $363.5M
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Dividend yield
- 7.74%
- Beta
- 0.97
- Volume
- 353,994 avg 543,368
- 1-year return
- +5.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- 50-day average
- $23.99
- 200-day average
- $23.52
- Next earnings
- Oct 26
- Shares outstanding
- 47.32M
Easterly Government Properties swing-trade checklist
Easterly Government Properties scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $22.87 sits between the 50-day ($23.99) and 200-day ($23.52) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
64.2, Accumulation
Reading 64.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
37.0% below
Price is 37% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 14 days
Reports on Oct 26, 2026, 14 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+2.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.8% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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Easterly Government Properties stock chart and price history
Easterly Government Properties closed at $22.87 on Oct 12, 2026, +5.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $20.56 to $25.96.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.3%
- 3 months
- −7.4%
- 6 months
- −1.5%
- 1 year
- +5.9%
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About Easterly Government Properties
Easterly Government Properties acquires, develops, and manages commercial real estate that is leased entirely to the United States Government. The company is known for working exclusively with federal tenants, positioning its properties to meet the operational needs of government agencies rather than private businesses.
Its leadership draws on experience with the priorities of federal agencies, arranging leases either directly with these agencies or through the U.S. General Services Administration. This focus means its customer base is made up solely of government bodies rather than commercial or private tenants.
The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its shares trade under the ticker DEA.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- easterlyreit.com
Easterly Government Properties GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Easterly Government Properties’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.2, in the Accumulation zone, down 2.6 points over five sessions.
64.2Accumulation
Down 2.6 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 44 | −0.9% | −1.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 201 | +0.1% | −0.8% | ||
| Neutral | 372 | −0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Distribution | 18 | −1.3% | −2.4% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average DEA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Easterly Government Properties stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Easterly Government Properties trades 37.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $36.28, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Easterly Government Properties shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$36.28
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
37.0% Undervalued
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Easterly Government Properties insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Easterly Government Properties, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in DEA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Easterly Government Properties has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2023
- $97.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 9.13%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
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Easterly Government Properties earnings: next date and track record
Easterly Government Properties reports on Oct 26, 2026 (14 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 26, 2026
14 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.07
- Revenue estimate
- $91.72M
1 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 23, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Easterly Government Properties reported solid Q4 and full-year 2025 results and reiterated its multi-year strategy emphasizing durable, mission-critical government real estate. Management highlighted continued core FFO per share growth (targeting 2%–3% annually), reported 4Q25 core FFO per share of $0.77 (nearly 6% YoY) and full-year core FFO per share of $2.99 (nearly 3% YoY). Cash available for distribution totaled $29.1M in the quarter and $118M for the year. Management reported progress on lease renewals (38 renewals since IPO, 2.6M sq ft), development projects (groundbreaking on a State Crime Lab in Fort Myers), and renewal spreads averaging ~14% (ex-TI-adjusted). They noted a $1.5B acquisitions pipeline and unchanged acquisitions guidance while maintaining a disciplined capital allocation focus. In Q&A, management expressed cautious optimism about 2026, emphasized a strong balance sheet, discussed engagement with the new GSA Administrator regarding efficiency and public-private partnerships, and reframed recent federal budget cuts and “Doge” headlines as medium-to-long-term tailwinds for owners of mission-critical government real estate. Overall tone blended confidence in results and strategy with measured caution about macro and governmental funding headlines.
- Guidance
- Management reiterated a multi-year objective of 2%–3% core FFO per share growth annually and indicated the midpoint of 2026 guidance reflects a third consecutive year of at least 2%–3% core FFO per share growth. They referenced a $1.5 billion acquisitions pipeline and said acquisition guidance remains unchanged (no explicit dollar-for-dollar 2026 acquisition target was restated beyond the pipeline and prior bridging acquisition comment).
- Risks flagged
- Management and the initial disclaimer highlighted typical forward-looking risks (results may differ materially), and during the call referenced government budget cuts, potential headline risks such as the 'Doge' changes and government shutdown concerns, and agency-level funding shifts. These macro/policy uncertainties and procurement timing could affect occupancy, renewals, or timing of acquisitions/developments.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | $0.77 est $0.11 | $83.55M est $85.60M | −3.0% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $0.76 est $0.76 | $86.15M est $88.01M | −3.1% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.74 est $0.74 | $84.23M est $84.61M | −0.4% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.07 est $0.13 | $78.68M est $80.46M | −2.1% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.05 est $0.05 | $78.25M est $81.00M | +3.7% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $0.05 est $0.05 | $74.78M est $78.32M | +0.6% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $0.04 est $0.05 | $74.61M est $75.58M | −4.1% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | $0.05 est $0.06 | $72.80M est $74.97M | −1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Easterly Government Properties stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Easterly Government Properties is $25.79, +12.8% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$25.79consensus 12-month target, +12.8% from the last close
Now $22.87Avg $25.79
Low $24High $27
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Truist Financial | $26 | +13.7% |
| Aug 27 | Truist Financial | $26 | +13.7% |
| Aug 21 | RBC Capital | $24 | +4.9% |
| Aug 7 | Citi | $25 | +9.3% |
| Aug 4 | Truist Financial | — | — |
−0.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+2.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Easterly Government Properties seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Easterly Government Properties averaged +2.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.8% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −0.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, DEA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4%.
Easterly Government Properties market cap and key statistics
Easterly Government Properties’s market cap is $1.06B, with a P/E ratio of 121 and revenue of $363.5M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.06B
- P/E ratio
- 121
- Forward P/E
- 73
- EPS, TTM
- $0.19
- Gekko Fair Value
- $36.28
Trading
- Volume
- 353,994
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 543,368
- 52-week high
- $25.96
- 52-week low
- $20.56
- Shares outstanding
- 47.32M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $363.5M
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Return on equity
- 0.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −31.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.97
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- Dividend yield
- 7.74%
Easterly Government Properties stock news this week
Coverage of Easterly Government Properties this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 9 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) Stock Has Average Target Price of $25.06 According to BrokeragesDefense World, Oct 12
- (DEA) and the Role of Price-Sensitive AllocationsStock Traders Daily, Oct 11
- Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) Stock Rated "Hold" by Sell-Side BrokeragesMarketBeat, Oct 9
- Press Release: Easterly Government Properties Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference CallMoomoo, Oct 8
- Easterly Government Properties stock gained 1.39 percent on October 6AD HOC NEWS, Oct 7
- Easterly Government Properties Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference CallStreetInsider, Oct 6
Easterly Government Properties stock FAQ
What is Easterly Government Properties’s market cap?
Easterly Government Properties’s market cap is $1.06B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $22.87, with 47.32M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 121.
What is the Easterly Government Properties stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Easterly Government Properties is $25.79, +12.8% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Easterly Government Properties stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Easterly Government Properties is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $22.87 is 37.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $36.28. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Easterly Government Properties report earnings next?
Easterly Government Properties is expected to report on Oct 26, 2026 (14 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.07 per share on revenue of $91.72M. Easterly Government Properties beat the earnings estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.
What is Easterly Government Properties’s 52-week high and low?
Easterly Government Properties’s 52-week high is $25.96 and its 52-week low is $20.56; it closed at $22.87 on Oct 12, 2026, +5.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $59.13 on Jan 5, 2022.
Is Easterly Government Properties stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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