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COPT Defense Properties NYSE:CDP Stock Report

Last Price

US$30.66

Market Cap

US$3.5b

7D

-6.0%

1Y

21.7%

Updated

19 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

CDP Stock Overview

COPT Defense, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed REIT focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. More details

CDP fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends5/6

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COPT Defense Properties Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for COPT Defense Properties
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$30.66
52 Week HighUS$34.22
52 Week LowUS$22.20
Beta1
1 Month Change0.82%
3 Month Change2.20%
1 Year Change21.72%
3 Year Change10.41%
5 Year Change4.86%
Change since IPO250.40%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

COPT Defense Properties Is Just Getting Started

Oct 23

COPT Defense Properties: Not Your Average Office REIT

Jun 22

COPT Defense Properties: Slow And Steady Growth

Apr 10

COPT Defense Properties: A Solid Buy For Its Government Rent Checks

Jan 30

Corporate Office Properties: Further Room To Rise Following Strong Monthly Gains

Aug 01

Corporate Office Properties: An Evolving Property Portfolio And Promising Future Outlook

May 31

Corporate Office Properties Trust 2023 guidance in line with expectations

Feb 09

Corporate Office Properties gets $250M proceeds from ventures with Blackstone

Jan 11

Corporate Office Properties: A Value-Priced Defensive Stock

Jan 03

Corporate Office Properties Trust declares $0.275 dividend

Nov 10

Corporate Office Properties Trust FFO of $0.58 in-line, revenue of $182.5M beats by $9.79M

Oct 27

Buy Corporate Office Properties Trust To Benefit From War And Inflation

Oct 17

Corporate Office Properties Has Gotten Really Inexpensive

Sep 29

Corporate Office Properties Trust Q2 FFO, revenue beats, raises guidance

Jul 28

Corporate Office Properties: Play Defense With This Mission-Critical REIT

Jul 14

Shareholder Returns

CDPUS Office REITsUS Market
7D-6.0%-7.3%-3.5%
1Y21.7%4.1%22.1%

Return vs Industry: CDP exceeded the US Office REITs industry which returned 5.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CDP underperformed the US Market which returned 24% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CDP's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CDP volatility
CDP Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Office REITs Industry Average Movement4.4%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: CDP has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: CDP's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1988410Steve Budorickwww.copt.com

COPT Defense, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed REIT focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. Government (“USG”) defense installations and missions (referred to as its Defense/IT Portfolio). The Company’s tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are primarily engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements.

COPT Defense Properties Fundamentals Summary

How do COPT Defense Properties's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CDP fundamental statistics
Market capUS$3.54b
Earnings (TTM)US$136.97m
Revenue (TTM)US$749.50m

25.2x

P/E Ratio

4.6x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CDP income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$749.50m
Cost of RevenueUS$342.53m
Gross ProfitUS$406.98m
Other ExpensesUS$270.01m
EarningsUS$136.97m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.22
Gross Margin54.30%
Net Profit Margin18.27%
Debt/Equity Ratio153.8%

How did CDP perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.8%

Current Dividend Yield

45%

Payout Ratio

Does CDP pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy CDP by to receive an upcoming dividend?
COPT Defense Properties dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 15 2025
Days until Ex dividend11 days
Days until Dividend pay date26 days

Does CDP pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 08:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

COPT Defense Properties is covered by 27 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David RodgersBaird
Richard AndersonBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)
Jing Xian Tan BonnelBofA Global Research