Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $108.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $105.95 million. Government Properties Income Trust had a net margin of 4.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.64%. Government Properties Income Trust's quarterly revenue was up 54.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share.

Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 25.04%. GOV has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 85.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, GOV will have a dividend payout ratio of 118.62% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for GOV.

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