Easterly Government Properties (DEA) Competitors $8.16 +0.04 (+0.46%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.34 +0.18 (+2.24%) As of 04/17/2025 06:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DEA vs. PIPR, AB, MC, TFPM, SNEX, VCTR, HHH, CIXXF, HASI, and BXMTShould you be buying Easterly Government Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Easterly Government Properties include Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), AllianceBernstein (AB), Moelis & Company (MC), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), StoneX Group (SNEX), Victory Capital (VCTR), Howard Hughes (HHH), CI Financial (CIXXF), Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Easterly Government Properties vs. Piper Sandler Companies AllianceBernstein Moelis & Company Triple Flag Precious Metals StoneX Group Victory Capital Howard Hughes CI Financial Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) and Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PIPR or DEA? 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Easterly Government Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PIPR or DEA? Easterly Government Properties received 146 more outperform votes than Piper Sandler Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.80% of users gave Easterly Government Properties an outperform vote while only 55.20% of users gave Piper Sandler Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPiper Sandler CompaniesOutperform Votes15455.20% Underperform Votes12544.80% Easterly Government PropertiesOutperform Votes30057.80% Underperform Votes21942.20% Which has better earnings & valuation, PIPR or DEA? Piper Sandler Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Easterly Government Properties. Piper Sandler Companies 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPiper Sandler Companies$1.48B2.71$181.11M$10.2222.00Easterly Government Properties$302.05M2.92$18.80M$0.1942.93 Which has more volatility and risk, PIPR or DEA? Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PIPR or DEA more profitable? Piper Sandler Companies has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Easterly Government Properties' net margin of 6.25%. Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity of 17.00% beat Easterly Government Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Piper Sandler Companies11.87% 17.00% 11.86% Easterly Government Properties 6.25%1.34%0.62% Does the media favor PIPR or DEA? In the previous week, Easterly Government Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Piper Sandler Companies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Easterly Government Properties and 9 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies. Piper Sandler Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Easterly Government Properties' score of 0.10 indicating that Piper Sandler Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Piper Sandler Companies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Easterly Government Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PIPR or DEA a better dividend stock? Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Easterly Government Properties pays out 378.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate PIPR or DEA? Piper Sandler Companies currently has a consensus price target of $286.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.22%. Easterly Government Properties has a consensus price target of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 42.52%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than Piper Sandler Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Piper Sandler Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Easterly Government Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryEasterly Government Properties beats Piper Sandler Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Easterly Government Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DEA 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 NYSE 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 DEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEasterly Government PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$880.72M$6.78B$10.82B$18.42BDividend Yield12.88%7.43%5.99%4.21%P/E Ratio45.3257.7721.6731.10Price / Sales2.926.5725.4326.58Price / Cash9.8717.3217.6117.54Price / Book0.551.622.564.30Net Income$18.80M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.77%3.11%1.87%1.42%1 Month Performance-22.87%-8.13%-3.71%-7.33%1 Year Performance-28.54%5.02%535.22%2.26% Easterly Government Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEAEasterly Government Properties3.1431 of 5 stars$8.16+0.5%$11.63+42.5%-27.2%$880.72M$302.05M45.3250Stock SplitShort Interest ↓PIPRPiper Sandler Companies2.8871 of 5 stars$212.92-28.4%$286.00+34.3%+21.5%$3.85B$1.48B20.921,790News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownABAllianceBernstein3.0785 of 5 stars$34.10-5.7%$39.42+15.6%+14.0%$3.77B$461.95M9.174,341Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑MCMoelis & Company2.9485 of 5 stars$49.87-1.4%$67.17+34.7%+0.8%$3.74B$1.19B28.341,161Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTFPMTriple Flag Precious Metals2.2237 of 5 stars$18.32-0.8%$20.50+11.9%+38.6%$3.68B$268.99M-166.547Positive NewsGap DownSNEXStoneX Group3.1906 of 5 stars$70.15+0.8%N/A+87.9%$3.38B$108.25B8.383,600Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageVCTRVictory Capital3.9907 of 5 stars$51.36-0.7%$71.44+39.1%+26.0%$3.27B$893.48M11.75510Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHHHHoward Hughes2.638 of 5 stars$64.68-4.0%$82.00+26.8%+11.6%$3.26B$1.75B42.83608Positive NewsCIXXFCI FinancialN/A$21.64-0.3%N/A+90.2%$3.12B$2.03B-65.572,420HASIHannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital4.7024 of 5 stars$25.67-5.1%$39.71+54.7%-0.8%$3.11B$389.11M16.25110Analyst ForecastPositive NewsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.5322 of 5 stars$17.76-3.2%$20.75+16.8%+0.5%$3.05B$493.18M-15.18N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PIPR Alternatives AB Alternatives MC Alternatives TFPM Alternatives SNEX Alternatives VCTR Alternatives HHH Alternatives CIXXF Alternatives HASI Alternatives BXMT 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 (NYSE:DEA) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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