COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors $28.36 -0.06 (-0.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.37 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 06:12 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. AMH, HST, JEF, FRHC, REXR, LINE, BRX, STEP, CTRE, and AHRShould you be buying COPT Defense Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of COPT Defense Properties include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Freedom (FRHC), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Lineage (LINE), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), StepStone Group (STEP), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), and American Healthcare REIT (AHR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. COPT Defense Properties vs. Its Competitors American Homes 4 Rent Host Hotels & Resorts Jefferies Financial Group Freedom Rexford Industrial Realty Lineage Brixmor Property Group StepStone Group CareTrust REIT American Healthcare REIT American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is AMH or CDP more profitable? American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to COPT Defense Properties' net margin of 19.23%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.38% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Homes 4 Rent23.72% 5.60% 3.29% COPT Defense Properties 19.23%9.38%3.39% Which has more volatility & risk, AMH or CDP? American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMH or CDP a better dividend stock? American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. COPT Defense Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend AMH or CDP? American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus target price of $39.36, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. COPT Defense Properties has a consensus target price of $33.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Homes 4 Rent 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53COPT Defense Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media refer more to AMH or CDP? In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 11 more articles in the media than COPT Defense Properties. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 5 mentions for COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 0.98 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Homes 4 Rent 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive COPT Defense Properties 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMH or CDP? 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, AMH or CDP? American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Homes 4 Rent$1.80B6.88$412.43M$1.1130.05COPT Defense Properties$753.27M4.25$138.93M$1.2822.16 SummaryAmerican Homes 4 Rent 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$3.21B$8.65B$12.64B$22.01BDividend Yield4.29%5.46%5.57%3.57%P/E Ratio22.16151.1922.0633.18Price / Sales4.255.1330.0261.67Price / Cash10.6117.8322.3624.54Price / Book2.081.652.204.66Net Income$138.93M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.24%1.48%1.49%2.22%1 Month Performance-3.75%-1.05%-0.26%1.17%1 Year Performance-11.41%-10.21%536.91%13.47% COPT Defense Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CDPCOPT Defense Properties3.3298 of 5 stars$28.37-0.2%$33.75+19.0%-11.3%$3.21B$753.27M22.16400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.8139 of 5 stars$32.93+1.2%$39.57+20.2%-14.8%$12.07B$1.73B29.671,730Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.1991 of 5 stars$16.26+2.8%$17.88+9.9%-4.3%$10.88B$5.68B17.30160News CoveragePositive NewsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.8722 of 5 stars$53.81+5.7%$72.00+33.8%-14.5%$10.50B$7.03B18.497,822Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFRHCFreedom0.2059 of 5 stars$169.77+3.9%N/A+46.4%$9.74B$2.05B128.618,764Positive NewsGap UpREXRRexford Industrial Realty4.0464 of 5 stars$40.51+2.9%$41.83+3.3%-5.1%$9.32B$936.41M30.01220Analyst ForecastLINELineage4.3793 of 5 stars$39.94+1.1%$50.06+25.3%-48.7%$9.04B$5.34B-14.3226,000Analyst ForecastBRXBrixmor Property Group4.6595 of 5 stars$26.85+1.2%$30.75+14.5%+0.2%$8.12B$1.29B24.41500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTEPStepStone Group3.266 of 5 stars$65.42+4.0%$69.71+6.6%+3.9%$7.32B$1.17B-21.241,130Analyst ForecastCTRECareTrust REIT0.6431 of 5 stars$32.94-0.8%N/AN/A$7.24B$277.03M27.4520News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT2.3122 of 5 stars$41.28+1.8%$44.44+7.7%+69.6%$6.84B$2.07B-187.63110Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Homes 4 Rent Alternatives Host Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Jefferies Financial Group Alternatives Freedom Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Lineage Alternatives Brixmor Property Group Alternatives StepStone Group Alternatives CareTrust REIT Alternatives American Healthcare REIT 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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