COPT Defense Properties (CDP) to Release Earnings on Monday

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) is expected to be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, April 28th. Analysts expect COPT Defense Properties to post earnings of $0.65 per share and revenue of $186.37 million for the quarter. COPT Defense Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.620-2.700 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.640-0.660 EPS.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.33. COPT Defense Properties had a return on equity of 9.07% and a net margin of 18.44%. On average, analysts expect COPT Defense Properties to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of COPT Defense Properties stock opened at $26.41 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 2.47. The stock has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a PE ratio of 21.47 and a beta of 0.92. COPT Defense Properties has a 52-week low of $23.47 and a 52-week high of $34.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $26.58 and a 200-day moving average of $29.42.

COPT Defense Properties Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.305 dividend. This is a boost from COPT Defense Properties’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s payout ratio is 99.19%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on COPT Defense Properties in a report on Monday, March 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.43.

COPT Defense Properties Company Profile

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.