Quadrature Capital Ltd Invests $158,000 in Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA)

Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 11,739 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $158,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its position in shares of Easterly Government Properties by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 103,623 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,392,000 after buying an additional 982 shares in the last quarter. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 24.5% in the fourth quarter. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC now owns 8,712 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,712 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 1,826 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 2,550.6% in the fourth quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 2,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 2,117 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Easterly Government Properties by 130.9% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,338 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 2,459 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Easterly Government Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd.

Easterly Government Properties Stock Performance

Shares of DEA opened at $12.32 on Friday. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.27 and a 1 year high of $15.21. The company has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.60 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a current ratio of 4.31. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $11.95 and a 200-day moving average of $12.15.

Easterly Government Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th were issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 8th. Easterly Government Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 530.00%.

Easterly Government Properties Company Profile

Easterly Government Properties, Inc (NYSE: DEA) is based in Washington, DC, 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.