Fox Run Management L.L.C. Invests $1.21 Million in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 41,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,205,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1,176.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 1,553 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 59.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 1,192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in COPT Defense Properties by 810.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 3,040 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.63.

COPT Defense Properties Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of COPT Defense Properties stock opened at $31.86 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.47. COPT Defense Properties has a fifty-two week low of $23.92 and a fifty-two week high of $32.82. The firm has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 3.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $197.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $188.79 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. COPT Defense Properties’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts forecast that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This is a boost from COPT Defense Properties’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 90.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other COPT Defense Properties news, Director Philip L. Hawkins sold 5,536 shares of COPT Defense Properties stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.71, for a total value of $181,082.56. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $496,799.48. The trade was a 26.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

About COPT Defense Properties

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.