Versor Investments LP Makes New Investment in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 22,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $647,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in COPT Defense Properties by 45.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 1,560 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 31.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 461,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,420,000 after buying an additional 111,696 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter valued at approximately $411,000. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1.4% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 33,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $971,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC lifted its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 2,219.1% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 116,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,381,000 after acquiring an additional 111,334 shares during the period.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 0.1%

CDP stock opened at $32.32 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $29.65 and a 200-day moving average of $29.18. COPT Defense Properties has a fifty-two week low of $23.92 and a fifty-two week high of $32.67. The company has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.94 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a current ratio of 3.95.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $197.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $188.79 million. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 9.82%. The company’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CDP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of 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 report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.63.

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.