COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $33.6250.

CDP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On COPT Defense Properties

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CDP. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 0.4% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 104,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,874,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 33,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $971,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 4.5% during the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter.

COPT Defense Properties Price Performance

CDP stock opened at $31.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.37 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 3.95 and a quick ratio of 2.34. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.22. COPT Defense Properties has a 1 year low of $23.92 and a 1 year high of $32.78.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $197.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $188.79 million. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 9.82%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. COPT Defense Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.710-2.790 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.670-0.690 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Company Profile

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) is a real estate investment trust organized to own, lease and manage healthcare and life science facilities serving the United States federal government, with a particular focus on Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs tenants. The company was formed in 2016 through a spin-off from Corporate Office Properties Trust, enabling it to concentrate exclusively on medical office buildings and specialized research facilities situated on or near military and federal research campuses.

The company’s portfolio comprises purpose-built, Class A medical office and outpatient specialty clinics, as well as life science laboratories.