Capital Fund Management S.A. Makes New Investment in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. has acquired a new stake in COPT Defense Properties, purchasing 46,941 shares valued at approximately $1,280,000.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $0.68, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.67, while its revenue for the quarter was $175.60 million.
• COPT Defense Properties declared a quarterly dividend of $0.305, offering an annualized yield of 4.2%, with a payout ratio of 95.31%.

Capital Fund Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 46,941 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,280,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 321.7% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,071 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 9,030.4% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 2,100 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 2,077 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties during the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties during the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 114.0% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,770 shares of the company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 2,008 shares during the last quarter.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Performance

CDP stock traded down $0.10 on Friday, hitting $28.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,069,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 846,950. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $28.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.34. COPT Defense Properties has a 1 year low of $23.92 and a 1 year high of $34.22. The stock has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.47 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 2.96, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.01. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 9.38%. The business had revenue of $175.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $186.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. COPT Defense Properties has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.660-0.680 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.690 EPS. Equities analysts predict that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.305 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. COPT Defense Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 95.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $36.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.17.

COPT Defense Properties Company Profile

COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, manages, sells, and leases out office properties and data centers. The firm operates through the following segments: Defense/Information Technology Locations, Regional Office, Wholesale Data Center, and Other. The company was founded on January 22,1988 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.