COPT Defense Properties Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
COPT Defense Properties is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.01% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 0.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.180 |
| Payout ratio | 45% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
COPT Defense Properties Is Just Getting Started
Oct 23COPT Defense Properties: Not Your Average Office REIT
Jun 22COPT Defense Properties: Slow And Steady Growth
Apr 10COPT Defense Properties: A Solid Buy For Its Government Rent Checks
Jan 30Corporate Office Properties: Further Room To Rise Following Strong Monthly Gains
Aug 01Corporate Office Properties: An Evolving Property Portfolio And Promising Future Outlook
May 31Corporate Office Properties Trust 2023 guidance in line with expectations
Feb 09Corporate Office Properties gets $250M proceeds from ventures with Blackstone
Jan 11Corporate Office Properties: A Value-Priced Defensive Stock
Jan 03Corporate Office Properties Trust declares $0.275 dividend
Nov 10Corporate Office Properties Trust FFO of $0.58 in-line, revenue of $182.5M beats by $9.79M
Oct 27Buy Corporate Office Properties Trust To Benefit From War And Inflation
Oct 17Corporate Office Properties Has Gotten Really Inexpensive
Sep 29Corporate Office Properties Trust Q2 FFO, revenue beats, raises guidance
Jul 28Corporate Office Properties: Play Defense With This Mission-Critical REIT
Jul 14Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: CDP's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CDP's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| COPT Defense Properties Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CDP) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Office REITs) | 4.7% |
| Analyst forecast (CDP) (up to 3 years) | 4.9% |
Notable Dividend: CDP's dividend (4.01%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.4%).
High Dividend: CDP's dividend (4.01%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.42%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (44.9%), CDP's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (45.6%), CDP's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/31 23:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
COPT Defense Properties is covered by 29 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| David Rodgers | Baird |
| Richard Anderson | BMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical) |
| Jing Xian Tan Bonnel | BofA Global Research |