IFM Investors Pty Ltd Lowers Stock Position in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

IFM Investors Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,276 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,337 shares during the quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in COPT Defense Properties were worth $504,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CDP. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 321.7% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 102.0% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 9,030.4% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,077 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new position in COPT Defense Properties in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in COPT Defense Properties in the 1st quarter worth about $74,000.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE CDP opened at $29.71 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $28.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.73. The company has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.21 and a beta of 0.93. COPT Defense Properties has a 1 year low of $23.92 and a 1 year high of $34.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.96 and a quick ratio of 2.96.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.01. COPT Defense Properties had a return on equity of 9.38% and a net margin of 19.23%.The firm had revenue of $175.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $186.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. COPT Defense Properties has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.660-0.680 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.690 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.305 per share. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio is 95.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at COPT Defense Properties

In related news, Director Lisa G. Trimberger sold 3,000 shares of COPT Defense Properties stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.52, for a total value of $91,560.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CDP has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.50.

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.