Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEA or SLG?

SL Green Realty received 235 more outperform votes than Easterly Government Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.42% of users gave SL Green Realty an outperform vote while only 58.43% of users gave Easterly Government Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Easterly Government Properties	Outperform Votes 298 58.43%	Underperform Votes 212 41.57%
SL Green Realty	Outperform Votes 533 59.42%	Underperform Votes 364 40.58%

Which has more volatility & risk, DEA or SLG?

Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DEA or SLG?

86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of SL Green Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DEA or SLG a better dividend stock?

Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. SL Green Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Easterly Government Properties pays out 588.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SL Green Realty pays out -120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is DEA or SLG more profitable?

Easterly Government Properties has a net margin of 6.25% compared to SL Green Realty's net margin of -16.78%. Easterly Government Properties' return on equity of 1.34% beat SL Green Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Easterly Government Properties	6.25%	1.34%	0.62%
SL Green Realty	-16.78%	-3.76%	-1.46%

Which has better valuation and earnings, DEA or SLG?

Easterly Government Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SL Green Realty. SL Green Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Easterly Government Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Easterly Government Properties	$287.23M	4.48	$18.80M	$0.18	67.67
SL Green Realty	$913.71M	5.61	-$557.30M	-$2.50	-31.09

Do analysts rate DEA or SLG?

Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. SL Green Realty has a consensus price target of $65.57, suggesting a potential downside of 15.64%. Given Easterly Government Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than SL Green Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Easterly Government Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
SL Green Realty	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor DEA or SLG?

In the previous week, SL Green Realty had 5 more articles in the media than Easterly Government Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SL Green Realty and 4 mentions for Easterly Government Properties. SL Green Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 0.64 indicating that SL Green Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Easterly Government Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SL Green Realty	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Easterly Government Properties and SL Green Realty tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.