COPT Defense Properties $CDP Stock Position Lifted by Tudor Investment Corp ET AL

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL raised its stake in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) by 110.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 190,999 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 100,224 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL’s holdings in COPT Defense Properties were worth $5,550,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1,176.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,553 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 59.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in COPT Defense Properties by 45.7% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at COPT Defense Properties

In other news, Director Philip L. Hawkins sold 5,536 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $496,799.48. This represents a 26.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CDP opened at $31.46 on Wednesday. COPT Defense Properties has a 12 month low of $23.92 and a 12 month high of $32.82. The company has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.30 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.92. The company has a quick ratio of 3.95, a current ratio of 3.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $188.79 million. During the same quarter last year, the company 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 analysts expect that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on CDP shares. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. 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, February 9th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.88.

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.