COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $32.78 and last traded at $32.4350, with a volume of 27824 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $32.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CDP shares. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup upped their price target on COPT Defense Properties from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, COPT Defense Properties currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.63.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a current ratio of 3.95. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $29.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 0.86.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 9.82%. The business had revenue of $197.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $188.79 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.65 earnings per share. COPT Defense Properties’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On COPT Defense Properties

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CDP. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 37,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,029,000 after purchasing an additional 3,266 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank raised its position in COPT Defense Properties by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 222,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,191,000 after buying an additional 3,900 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 26,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,326 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 148,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,135,000 after acquiring an additional 2,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,862,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,372,000 after purchasing an additional 296,221 shares during the last quarter.

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.