COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.620-2.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -. COPT Defense Properties also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.640-0.660 EPS.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of COPT Defense Properties stock opened at $29.53 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56. COPT Defense Properties has a 12-month low of $22.20 and a 12-month high of $34.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a PE ratio of 24.00 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $30.74 and its 200-day moving average is $30.48.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.33. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 9.08%. Equities analysts anticipate that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio is 95.93%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on CDP shares. Evercore ISI increased their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on COPT Defense Properties from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, BTIG Research increased their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, COPT Defense Properties currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.88.

About COPT Defense Properties

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.