Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) vs. DEXUS (OTCMKTS:DEXSF) Critical Review

DEXUS (OTCMKTS:DEXSF) and Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for DEXUS and Easterly Government Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEXUS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Easterly Government Properties	1	3	1	0	2.00

Easterly Government Properties has a consensus target price of $23.89, suggesting a potential downside of 4.57%. Given Easterly Government Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than DEXUS.

Profitability

This table compares DEXUS and Easterly Government Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEXUS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Easterly Government Properties	2.86%	0.75%	0.30%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DEXUS and Easterly Government Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DEXUS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Easterly Government Properties	$336.10 million	3.46	$13.00 million	$0.24	104.31

Easterly Government Properties has higher revenue and earnings than DEXUS.

Summary

Easterly Government Properties beats DEXUS on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DEXUS

Dexus (ASX: DXS) is a leading Australasian fully integrated real asset group, managing a high-quality Australasian real estate and infrastructure portfolio valued at $61.0 billion (pro forma post final completion of the AMP Capital acquisition). We believe that the strength and quality of our relationships will always be central to our success and are deeply connected to our purpose: Unlock potential, create tomorrow. We directly and indirectly own $17.4 billion of office, industrial, healthcare, retail and infrastructure assets and investments. We manage a further $43.6 billion of investments in our funds management business (pro forma post final completion of the AMP Capital acquisition) which provides third party capital with exposure to quality sector specific and diversified real asset products. The funds within this business have a strong track record of delivering performance and benefit from Dexus's capabilities. The group's $17.4 billion real estate development pipeline provides the opportunity to grow both portfolios and enhance future returns. Our sustainability aspiration is to unlock the potential of real assets to create lasting positive impact and a more sustainable tomorrow, and is focused on the priorities of customer prosperity, climate action and enhancing communities. Dexus is supported by more than 34,000 investors from 25 countries. With four decades of expertise in property investment, funds management, asset management and development, we have a proven track record in capital and risk management and delivering returns for investors.

About Easterly Government Properties

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).