This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock GOV vs. DLR, ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, PDM, BDN, and HPPShould you be buying Government Properties Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Government Properties Income Trust include Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Government Properties Income Trust vs. Digital Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is DLR or GOV a better dividend stock? Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Government Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 445.8%. Digital Realty Trust pays out 301.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLR or GOV? 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust received 390 more outperform votes than Government Properties Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave Digital Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 60.03% of users gave Government Properties Income Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDigital Realty TrustOutperform Votes83067.48% Underperform Votes40032.52% Government Properties Income TrustOutperform Votes44060.03% Underperform Votes29339.97% Does the media prefer DLR or GOV? In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 46 more articles in the media than Government Properties Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Digital Realty Trust Positive Government Properties Income Trust Neutral Is DLR or GOV more profitable? Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.97% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Digital Realty Trust10.85% 2.97% 1.36% Government Properties Income Trust 4.14%0.64%0.23% Which has better earnings & valuation, DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDigital Realty Trust$5.55B9.71$602.49M$1.6298.83Government Properties Income Trust$316.53M0.12$12.09M$2.020.19 Do analysts prefer DLR or GOV? Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $183.05, indicating a potential upside of 14.34%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Government Properties Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Government Properties Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryDigital Realty Trust beats Government Properties Income Trust on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Government Properties Income Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGovernment Properties Income TrustReal Estate IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.28M$3.15B$11.11B$7.82BDividend Yield25.04%6.23%5.68%4.27%P/E Ratio0.199.1921.7418.44Price / Sales0.128.6025.92101.46Price / Cash5.3318.0217.6034.62Price / Book0.031.662.564.19Net Income$12.09M-$112.90M$1.03B$248.05M Government Properties Income Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOVGovernment Properties Income TrustN/A$0.39-3.5%N/A-80.8%$38.28M$316.53M0.19N/ADLRDigital Realty Trust4.6787 of 5 stars$146.34-2.9%$183.79+25.6%+12.1%$49.28B$5.55B90.333,410Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4614 of 5 stars$75.70-2.7%$118.60+56.7%-34.7%$13.10B$3.05B42.06590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsBXPBoston Properties4.1771 of 5 stars$62.67-1.9%$79.83+27.4%+7.1%$10.11B$3.41B626.76780Upcoming EarningsSLGSL Green Realty3.388 of 5 stars$50.21-4.2%$68.67+36.8%+7.5%$3.74B$938.24M627.631,188Analyst ForecastKRCKilroy Realty4.5779 of 5 stars$31.26-1.7%$38.82+24.2%-2.3%$3.70B$1.14B17.66260Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties4.0296 of 5 stars$27.13-1.6%$32.50+19.8%+9.9%$2.92B$825.86M28.56340Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsDEIDouglas Emmett4.4666 of 5 stars$13.55-3.1%$18.50+36.5%+6.6%$2.27B$986.48M104.24750News CoveragePositive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3904 of 5 stars$6.54-0.3%$9.50+45.3%+1.2%$813.63M$570.32M-10.38150Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust4.08 of 5 stars$3.76-0.5%$5.00+33.0%-9.7%$650.75M$505.52M-3.30330Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.5676 of 5 stars$2.20-3.9%$3.26+48.2%-61.4%$310.98M$842.08M-0.86880Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Digital Realty Trust Alternatives Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives Boston Properties Alternatives SL Green Realty Alternatives Kilroy Realty Alternatives Highwoods Properties Alternatives Douglas Emmett Alternatives Piedmont Office Realty Trust Alternatives Brandywine Realty Trust Alternatives Hudson Pacific Properties Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GOV) was last updated on 4/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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