Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:CDP COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $33.33 +0.59 (+1.79%) Closing price 10/20/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.31 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 05:49 AM 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$32.90▼$33.3550-Day Range$32.74▼$37.5652-Week Range$27.06▼$38.90Volume830,728 shsAverage Volume926,801 shsMarket Capitalization$3.78 billionP/E Ratio11.73Dividend Yield3.84%Price Target$38.00Consensus 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™ Stocks66th Percentile Overall ScoreCDP MarketRank™: 3.28401178361 of 5 starsCOPT Defense Properties scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 189 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCOPT Defense Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCOPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $38.00, representing about 14.0% upside from its current price of $33.33.Amount of Analyst CoverageCOPT Defense Properties has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about COPT Defense Properties' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth2.52% Earnings GrowthEarnings for COPT Defense Properties are expected to grow by 2.52% in the coming year, from $2.78 to $2.85 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 11.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 11.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 19.47.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCOPT Defense Properties has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about COPT Defense Properties' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.75% 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 8.32.Change versus previous monthShort interest in COPT Defense Properties has recently increased by 16.25%, 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 3.91%, 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 88.89%. 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 Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.57 News SentimentCOPT Defense Properties has a news sentiment score of 1.57. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 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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It's so simple to understand, you could trade it tomorrow.October 21 at 1:00 AM | Base Camp Trading (Ad)COPT Defense (CDP) Keeps Leasing Ahead Of Its Own TargetsSeptember 17, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCOPT Defense Properties (CDP) Presents at BofA NY Global Real Estate Conference 2026 - SlideshowSeptember 14, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCOPT Defense Properties (CDP) Presents at 18th Annual Evercore Real Estate Conference - SlideshowSeptember 9, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCOPT Defense Provides an Update on Leasing Activity and Capital Commitments to New InvestmentsSeptember 9, 2026 | businesswire.comJ.P. Morgan Remains a Hold on COPT Defense Properties (CDP)August 29, 2026 | theglobeandmail.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 stock has increased by 19.7% and is now trading at $33.3260. How were COPT Defense Properties' earnings last quarter? COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.07. The company earned $197.39 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $189.36 million. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 20.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.48%. 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%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%), Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd (0.02%) and ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. (0.01%). 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 Last Earnings7/27/2026Record date for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/15/2026Today10/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2026Fiscal 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 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 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$38.00 High Price Target$42.00 Low Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside+14.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.63 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.44 Trailing P/E Ratio11.73 Forward P/E Ratio11.99 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$152.32 million Net Margins20.94% Pretax Margin21.89% Return on Equity10.48% Return on Assets3.64% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.64 Current Ratio2.89 Quick Ratio2.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$763.92 million Price / Sales4.95 Cash Flow$2.91 per share Price / Cash Flow11.47 Book Value$13.80 per share Price / Book2.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares113,410,000Free Float111,527,000Market Cap$3.78 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.77 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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