COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors $27.86 +0.07 (+0.25%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.86 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/15/2025 04:34 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CDP vs. JEF, DOC, HST, FRHC, GLXY, LINE, REXR, HLNE, BRX, and BULLShould you be buying COPT Defense Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of COPT Defense Properties include Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Freedom (FRHC), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Lineage (LINE), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), and Webull (BULL). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. COPT Defense Properties vs. Its Competitors Jefferies Financial Group Healthpeak Properties Host Hotels & Resorts Freedom Galaxy Digital Lineage Rexford Industrial Realty Hamilton Lane Brixmor Property Group Webull COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDP or JEF? Jefferies Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jefferies Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCOPT Defense Properties$753.27M4.18$138.93M$1.2821.77Jefferies Financial Group$7.03B1.77$743.38M$2.6522.76 Is CDP or JEF a better dividend stock? COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. COPT Defense Properties pays out 95.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Is CDP or JEF more profitable? COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.70%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.38% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets COPT Defense Properties19.23% 9.38% 3.39% Jefferies Financial Group 7.70%6.59%1.02% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CDP or JEF? 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CDP or JEF? COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CDP or JEF? COPT Defense Properties presently has a consensus price target of $33.17, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.42%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Jefferies Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score COPT Defense Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Jefferies Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer CDP or JEF? In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 50 more articles in the media than COPT Defense Properties. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 3 mentions for COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.66 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment COPT Defense Properties 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jefferies Financial Group 21 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryJefferies Financial Group beats COPT Defense Properties on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get COPT Defense Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CDP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CDP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CDP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCOPT Defense PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.14B$8.25B$12.52B$20.90BDividend Yield4.39%6.06%5.55%3.58%P/E Ratio21.7775.7519.6428.00Price / Sales4.185.0326.6955.83Price / Cash10.3817.7721.8523.77Price / Book2.041.682.285.26Net Income$138.93M$130.30M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance0.40%1.22%1.22%1.80%1 Month Performance-0.71%-1.59%1.36%1.74%1 Year Performance-2.59%-7.96%539.09%13.36% COPT Defense Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CDPCOPT Defense Properties2.2068 of 5 stars$27.86+0.3%$33.17+19.0%-3.1%$3.14B$753.27M21.77400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementJEFJefferies Financial Group4.2881 of 5 stars$58.89+0.7%$66.00+12.1%+5.6%$12.06B$7.03B22.227,822Trending NewsDOCHealthpeak Properties4.712 of 5 stars$16.79-1.0%$23.00+37.0%-19.8%$11.79B$2.70B69.94200Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.4357 of 5 stars$15.31-0.3%$17.50+14.3%-4.3%$10.55B$5.68B16.29160Positive NewsFRHCFreedom1.7615 of 5 stars$175.00-1.8%N/A+100.1%$10.45B$2.05B132.588,764Positive NewsEarnings ReportGLXYGalaxy Digital2.9784 of 5 stars$28.48+2.5%$35.63+25.1%N/A$9.63BN/A0.00528Analyst UpgradeLINELineage4.6109 of 5 stars$40.09-3.7%$59.85+49.3%-51.7%$9.52B$5.34B-14.3726,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastREXRRexford Industrial Realty3.5846 of 5 stars$36.43-0.8%$39.82+9.3%-24.1%$8.69B$936.41M26.98220News CoveragePositive NewsHLNEHamilton Lane3.2586 of 5 stars$152.55-1.3%$163.14+6.9%+9.5%$8.28B$712.96M29.34530News CoveragePositive NewsBRXBrixmor Property Group4.4788 of 5 stars$25.82+1.0%$30.08+16.5%+2.2%$7.82B$1.29B23.47500News CoverageBULLWebullN/A$14.88-0.8%N/AN/A$6.92B$390.23M93.011,194 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jefferies Financial Group Alternatives Healthpeak Properties Alternatives Host Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Freedom Alternatives Galaxy Digital Alternatives Lineage Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Hamilton Lane Alternatives Brixmor Property Group Alternatives Webull Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CDP) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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