COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops properties serving the U.S. government, defense contractors and information technology companies. The company’s portfolio includes office buildings, data center facilities and other specialized properties designed to support mission-critical operations.

The company primarily serves demand centers in the Greater Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia markets, as well as select locations in Maryland and other areas with significant concentrations of defense and government-related activity. Its properties are positioned near major federal agencies, military installations and transportation infrastructure.

COPT Defense Properties was formerly known as Corporate Office Properties Trust and adopted its current name and NYSE ticker in 2024 to emphasize its focus on the defense and government-services sectors. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steven D. Budorick.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.30 to $33.94
• 50-Day Range: $33.27 to $37.56
• 52-Week Range: $27.06 to $38.90
• Volume: 708,231 shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.04
• Dividend Yield: 3.81%
• Price Target: $38.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

COPT Defense Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

COPT Defense Properties scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

COPT 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 Potential

COPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $38.00, representing about 13.2% upside from its current price of $33.56.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

COPT Defense Properties has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 12.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 12.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 20.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

COPT Defense Properties has a P/B Ratio of 2.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.75% of the float of COPT Defense Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

COPT Defense Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in COPT Defense Properties has recently increased by 16.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

COPT Defense Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

COPT Defense Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of COPT Defense Properties is 88.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

COPT Defense Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for COPT Defense Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, COPT Defense Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.66% of the stock of COPT Defense Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

COPT Defense Properties has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Office REITs
• Sub-Industry: Office REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CDP
• CIK: 860546
• Web: www.copt.com
• Phone: 443-285-5400
• Fax: 443-285-7650
• Employees: 430
• Year Founded: N/A

Price 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: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $152.32 million
• Net Margins: 20.94%
• Pretax Margin: 21.89%
• Return on Equity: 10.48%
• Return on Assets: 3.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.64
• Current Ratio: 2.89
• Quick Ratio: 2.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $763.92 million
• Price / Sales: 4.98
• Cash Flow: $2.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.77
• Book Value: $13.80 per share
• Price / Book: 2.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 113,410,000
• Free Float: 111,527,000
• Market Cap: $3.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77