22,272 Shares in COPT Defense Properties $CDP Bought by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 22,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $647,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 104,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,874,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 1.4% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 33,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $971,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 31.2% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 469 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 4.5% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 617 shares in the last quarter.

COPT Defense Properties Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:CDP opened at $32.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 3.95 and a quick ratio of 2.34. COPT Defense Properties has a one year low of $23.92 and a one year high of $32.67. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a PE ratio of 23.94 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $29.65 and a 200-day moving average of $29.18.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CDP shares. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted 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 note on Monday. Citigroup lifted 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 note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, COPT Defense Properties has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.63.

COPT Defense Properties 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.