NYSE:CDP COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $33.15 +0.12 (+0.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.12 -0.04 (-0.11%) As of 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About COPT Defense Properties Stock (NYSE:CDP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CDP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$32.97▼$33.4950-Day Range$32.74▼$37.5652-Week Range$27.06▼$38.90Volume1.57 million shsAverage Volume1.03 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.76 billionP/E Ratio22.40Dividend Yield3.86%Price Target$37.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust that owns, develops, manages and leases properties designed to support the U.S. government, defense and information technology sectors. Its portfolio includes office buildings, data centers, specialized facilities and other mission-critical properties leased primarily to government agencies, defense contractors and technology companies. The company’s properties are concentrated in key defense and national security markets, including Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and the broader Washington, D.C., region. COPT Defense Properties also serves select strategic locations associated with defense and technology activity, providing facilities intended to accommodate secure operations, research, engineering and administrative functions. Founded as Corporate Office Properties Trust, the company adopted the COPT Defense Properties name to emphasize its focus on defense, national security and technology-oriented real estate. COPT Defense Properties is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Budorick.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More COPT Defense Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScoreCDP MarketRank™: 3.10383897627 of 5 starsCOPT Defense Properties scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 188 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCOPT Defense Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCOPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $38.00, representing about 14.5% upside from its current price of $33.20.Amount of Analyst CoverageCOPT Defense Properties has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about COPT Defense Properties' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth2.15% Earnings GrowthEarnings for COPT Defense Properties are expected to grow by 2.15% in the coming year, from $2.79 to $2.85 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 22.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.14.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 22.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 30.69.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCOPT Defense Properties has a P/B Ratio of 2.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest0.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted9.09% of the float of COPT Defense Properties has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCOPT Defense Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.78, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in COPT Defense Properties has recently increased by 17.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipCOPT Defense Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCOPT Defense Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 86.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, COPT Defense Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.91% next year. This indicates that COPT Defense Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about COPT Defense Properties' dividend. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment0.94 News SentimentCOPT Defense Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for COPT Defense Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership0.1 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, COPT Defense Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.66% of the stock of COPT Defense Properties is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsCOPT Defense Properties has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about COPT Defense Properties' insider trading history. Receive CDP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for COPT Defense Properties and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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CDP Stock News HeadlinesCOPT Defense Properties CDPNovember 3 at 3:47 AM | morningstar.comMCOPT Defense Properties (CDP) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comElon Musk’s One Stock Retirement PlanStanley Druckenmiller once said you don't get rich diversifying into 50 mediocre assets - you get rich finding two or three asymmetric home runs. Analyst Jeff Brown says he has identified a new one, a single stock he calls Elon Musk's One Stock Retirement Plan.November 4 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)COPT Defense Properties 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationOctober 30, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCOPT Defense Properties Reports Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026October 30, 2026 | marketscreener.comMCOPT Defense Reports Third Quarter 2026 ResultsOctober 29, 2026 | marketscreener.comMEarnings Flash (CDP) COPT Defense Properties Reports Q3 Revenue $208.8M, vs. FactSet Est of $190.4MOctober 29, 2026 | marketscreener.comMCOPT Defense (CDP) Q3 FFO and Revenues Beat EstimatesOctober 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CDP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CDP shares performed this year? COPT Defense Properties' stock was trading at $27.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CDP shares have increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $33.1950. How were COPT Defense Properties' earnings last quarter? COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $208.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.43 million. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 21.17% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.80%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are COPT Defense Properties' major shareholders? COPT Defense Properties' top institutional shareholders include Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.74%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.49%), Leeward Investments LLC MA (0.47%) and Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven D Kesler, Lisa G Trimberger, Philip L Hawkins, Robert L Denton and Britt A Snider. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of COPT Defense Properties? Shares of CDP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of COPT Defense Properties own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that COPT Defense Properties investors own include Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), XBP Global (XBP), GoDaddy (GDDY), Radian Group (RDN), Stevanato Group (STVN) and The Hanover Insurance Group (THG). Company Calendar Record date for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/15/2026Last Earnings10/29/2026Today11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 CDP's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. CDP has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorReal Estate Industry Office REITs Sub-IndustryOffice REITs Current SymbolNYSE:CDP CIK860546 Webwww.copt.com Phone443-285-5400Fax443-285-7650Employees430Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for COPT Defense Properties$37.50 High Price Target$42.00 Low Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.48 Trailing P/E Ratio22.40 Forward P/E Ratio11.63 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$152.32 million Net Margins21.17% Pretax Margin21.98% Return on Equity10.80% Return on Assets3.73% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.62 Current Ratio1.58 Quick Ratio2.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$763.92 million Price / Sales4.92 Cash Flow$2.85 per share Price / Cash Flow11.63 Book Value$14.07 per share Price / Book2.36Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares113,410,000Free Float111,527,000Market Cap$3.76 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.79 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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