COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is JEF or CDP a better dividend stock?

Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. COPT Defense Properties pays out 97.6% 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Is JEF or CDP more profitable?

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.86% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 7.70%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.19% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jefferies Financial Group	7.70%	6.59%	1.02%
COPT Defense Properties	18.86%	9.19%	3.33%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JEF or CDP?

Jefferies Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. Jefferies Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COPT Defense Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jefferies Financial Group	$10.41B	1.14	$743.38M	$2.65	21.75
COPT Defense Properties	$747.86M	4.22	$138.93M	$1.25	22.39

Which has more volatility & risk, JEF or CDP?

Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend JEF or CDP?

Jefferies Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.51%. COPT Defense Properties has a consensus target price of $33.14, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Jefferies Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
COPT Defense Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JEF or CDP?

60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor JEF or CDP?

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 45 more articles in the media than COPT Defense Properties. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 4 mentions for COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.67 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
Jefferies Financial Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
COPT Defense Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

COPT Defense Properties beats Jefferies Financial Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.