COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.670-0.690 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -. COPT Defense Properties also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.710-2.790 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on CDP shares. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. New Street Research set a $33.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Evercore ISI cut their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $33.00 price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.00.

COPT Defense Properties Price Performance

NYSE:CDP traded up $0.90 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $32.00. The company had a trading volume of 1,915,933 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,322,105. The company has a quick ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $29.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.03. COPT Defense Properties has a one year low of $23.92 and a one year high of $32.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 24.06 and a beta of 0.86.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by ($0.38). COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.99% and a return on equity of 9.71%. The firm had revenue of $197.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $188.79 million. 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. Analysts forecast that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.305 dividend. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s payout ratio is presently 91.73%.

Institutional Trading of COPT Defense Properties

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1,176.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,553 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in COPT Defense Properties by 59.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in COPT Defense Properties in the 3rd quarter valued at about $212,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter worth about $217,000. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of COPT Defense Properties during the third quarter worth approximately $353,000.

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.