The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Easterly Government Properties Inc shares valued at $7,871 were purchased by Fisher Cynthia A on Nov 27 ’24. At $12.52 per share, Fisher Cynthia A acquired 629 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 20,943 shares worth approximately $0.47 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Crate Darrell W purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 109,100 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $10.91 each, the insider now holds 171,479 shares.
As published in a research note from Compass Point on April 10, 2025, Easterly Government Properties Inc [DEA] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $9.50. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of October 14, 2024, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for DEA. Earlier on August 16, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for DEA stock which previously was a “a Sector perform”.
Analyzing DEA Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Easterly Government Properties Inc [NYSE: DEA] rose 1.16% to $22.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.165, but it reached a high of $22.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.77%. Over the course of the year, Easterly Government Properties Inc shares have dropped approximately -25.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $29.74 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $19.33 on 04/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.30, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.98. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.81. The next price resistance is at 22.99. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.12 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Easterly Government Properties Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Easterly Government Properties Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.56 million shares to 1.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.11 million shares. A decline of -35.98% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.0.
Which companies own the most shares of Easterly Government Properties Inc (DEA)?
In terms of Easterly Government Properties Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 13 in the next 12 months, down nearly -41.86% from the previous closing price of $22.36. Analysts anticipate Easterly Government Properties Inc stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Easterly Government Properties Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 28, 2023, Compass Point assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $17.
