Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

NYSE:DEA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4b

Easterly Government Properties Valuation

Is DEA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of DEA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: DEA ($12.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($31.54)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DEA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DEA?

Key metric: As DEA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DEA. This is calculated by dividing DEA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DEA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio71.6x
EarningsUS$17.96m
Market CapUS$1.42b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DEA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DEA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average49.2x
EQC Equity Commonwealth
51.5xn/aUS$2.2b
HIW Highwoods Properties
23.7x-32.2%US$3.4b
CDP COPT Defense Properties
25.2x4.0%US$3.5b
CUZ Cousins Properties
96.2x-26.8%US$4.9b
DEA Easterly Government Properties
71.6x27.4%US$1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DEA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (71.6x) compared to the peer average (49.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DEA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Office REITs Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DEA 71.6xIndustry Avg. 19.8xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DEA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (71.6x) compared to the Global Office REITs industry average (20.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DEA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DEA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio71.6x
Fair PE Ratio42x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DEA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (71.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DEA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$12.18
US$13.67
+12.2%
8.1%US$15.00US$12.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$13.37
US$13.67
+2.2%
8.1%US$15.00US$12.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$13.43
US$13.33
-0.7%
7.1%US$15.00US$12.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$13.12
US$12.83
-2.2%
10.5%US$15.00US$11.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$13.52
US$12.33
-8.8%
11.1%US$15.00US$11.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$12.21
US$12.33
+1.0%
11.1%US$15.00US$11.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$11.84
US$12.33
+4.2%
11.1%US$15.00US$11.00n/a6
May ’25US$11.55
US$12.33
+6.8%
11.1%US$15.00US$11.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$11.33
US$12.67
+11.8%
16.2%US$17.00US$11.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$11.94
US$13.50
+13.1%
14.0%US$17.00US$11.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$12.32
US$13.50
+9.6%
14.0%US$17.00US$11.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$13.44
US$13.50
+0.4%
14.0%US$17.00US$11.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$12.26
US$13.08
+6.7%
15.4%US$17.00US$11.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$10.71
US$13.75
+28.4%
12.2%US$17.00US$11.50US$13.376
Oct ’24US$11.43
US$14.17
+23.9%
9.5%US$17.00US$13.00US$13.436
Sep ’24US$13.33
US$14.50
+8.8%
10.3%US$17.00US$13.00US$13.126
Aug ’24US$14.56
US$14.83
+1.9%
9.1%US$17.00US$13.00US$13.526
Jul ’24US$14.50
US$15.00
+3.4%
8.6%US$17.00US$13.00US$12.216
Jun ’24US$13.67
US$14.83
+8.5%
8.2%US$17.00US$13.00US$11.846
May ’24US$13.96
US$14.83
+6.3%
8.2%US$17.00US$13.00US$11.556
Apr ’24US$13.74
US$14.67
+6.7%
8.5%US$17.00US$13.00US$11.336
Mar ’24US$15.07
US$15.42
+2.3%
8.0%US$17.00US$14.00US$11.946
Feb ’24US$16.40
US$15.42
-6.0%
8.0%US$17.00US$14.00US$12.326
Jan ’24US$14.27
US$15.58
+9.2%
7.0%US$17.00US$14.00US$13.446
Dec ’23US$15.53
US$17.00
+9.5%
5.9%US$18.00US$15.00US$12.266
Nov ’23US$16.46
US$19.00
+15.4%
11.4%US$22.00US$16.00US$10.716

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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