Q2 Earnings Estimate for CDP Issued By Wedbush

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for COPT Defense Properties' current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for COPT Defense Properties' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.65. The business had revenue of $187.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $186.37 million. COPT Defense Properties had a return on equity of 9.07% and a net margin of 18.44%. COPT Defense Properties's revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on COPT Defense Properties from $36.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on COPT Defense Properties in a report on Monday, March 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.14.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 0.2%

COPT Defense Properties stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 78,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 924,391. The firm's 50 day moving average is $26.49 and its 200 day moving average is $28.83. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 22.25 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 2.38. COPT Defense Properties has a 52-week low of $23.47 and a 52-week high of $34.22.

Institutional Trading of COPT Defense Properties

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FIL Ltd grew its position in COPT Defense Properties by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 2,591 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV grew its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 16,997 shares of the company's stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 102.0% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,186 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 77.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,403 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division grew its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 6,854 shares of the company's stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other COPT Defense Properties news, Director Robert L. Denton sold 4,398 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.70, for a total value of $117,426.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

COPT Defense Properties Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.305 per share. This is a positive change from COPT Defense Properties's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.46%. COPT Defense Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 97.60%.

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.