Easterly Government Properties vs SmartStop Self Storage REIT
DEA and SMA side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DEA and SMA compare
SmartStop Self Storage REIT is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Easterly Government Properties ($2.2B against $1.0B).
SmartStop Self Storage REIT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.7% versus 11.4% for Easterly Government Properties).
SmartStop Self Storage REIT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.3% compared with 4.0% at Easterly Government Properties.
Both pay dividends: Easterly Government Properties yields 6.1% and SmartStop Self Storage REIT 3.7%.
Easterly Government Properties scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 2 for SmartStop Self Storage REIT), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DEA | SMA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.0B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $22.00 | $39.33 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.1% | 17.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.6% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 55 | 1,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 75.9× | – |
| P/S | 2.9× (better) | 6.9× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.9× |
| Fair value | $23.47 | $23.93 |
| Margin of safety | 6.2% (better) | −64.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.4% | 20.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.5% | 17.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −6.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 77.2% (better) | 59.8% |
| Operating margin | – | 22.9% |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 10.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.1% | 2.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.4× |
| Altman Z-score | 0.48 | 1.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 6.1% (better) | 3.7% |
| Payout ratio | 604% | 272% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | −2.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.1% (better) | 3.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.8% | 93.0% |
| Held by insiders | 13.6% | 5.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$146K |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 9.9% |
Go deeper
- DEA stock overview
- DEA income statement
- DEA valuation and score
- SMA stock overview
- SMA income statement
- SMA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.