Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (DEA) vs Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (PDM)

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. and Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. are both Reit Office companies. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. and Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. are of similar size ($1.2B and $1.1B). Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Easterly Government Properties, Inc. trades at 105×. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.0% against 0.70%. Easterly Government Properties, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.86% vs −14.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.92% vs 1.29%). Both pay a dividend; Easterly Government Properties, Inc. yields more (9.01% vs 7.65%). Across the 22 metrics below, Easterly Government Properties, Inc. leads on 17 and Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. on 5.