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COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Price & Analysis

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CDP Stock Chart & Stats

$32.95$0.14(0.43%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$32.5$35$37.5Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26Nov 9
Day’s Range
$32.54 - $33.00
52-Week Range
$27.06 - $38.90
Previous Close
$32.81
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
942.56K
Market Cap
$7.42B
Enterprise Value
$6.55B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$24.26M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$2.62B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
22.0
Beta
0.28
Next Earnings
Feb 11, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.36
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Sep 30, 2026
Dividend Yield
3.84%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Defense IT Occupancy

The concentration in defense IT properties and their high leasing levels support recurring rent durability. Strong occupancy in the company’s core portfolio indicates sustained demand for secure, mission-critical space and provides a solid base for continuing cash-flow generation.

Growth Outlook And Development

Raised FFO guidance alongside a substantially pre-leased development pipeline points to visible internal growth rather than reliance solely on market-wide rent increases. Preleasing also reduces lease-up uncertainty and supports future occupancy, revenue, and NOI as projects are completed.

Cash Generation

Healthy operating and free cash flow, with free cash flow closely tracking net income, indicates relatively strong earnings quality and cash conversion. This supports ongoing property investment and gives the REIT greater capacity to fund distributions and operations from internally generated cash.

Bears Say

Leveraged Balance Sheet

Debt materially exceeds equity, leaving CDP more exposed to refinancing costs and operating weakness than a less leveraged owner. Although leverage improved from 2025, the balance-sheet structure can restrict financial flexibility and compete with development or acquisition funding.

Interest Expense Pressure

Higher financing rates and variable-rate borrowings create a recurring headwind to shareholder earnings rather than a one-time cost. The projected increase in interest expense could reduce FFO growth and limit the benefit of otherwise healthy leasing and development activity.

Tenant Retention And Churn

Lower retention means CDP must repeatedly replace a meaningful volume of occupied space, increasing leasing execution requirements and the risk of temporary vacancy. Strategic recaptures may improve tenant quality, but they also create near-term disruption and make occupancy and NOI progression less predictable.

COPT Defense Properties News

CDP FAQ

What was COPT Defense Properties’s price range in the past 12 months?
COPT Defense Properties lowest stock price was $27.06 and its highest was $38.90 in the past 12 months.
What is COPT Defense Properties’s market cap?
COPT Defense Properties’s market cap is $7.42B.
When is COPT Defense Properties’s upcoming earnings report date?
COPT Defense Properties’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 11, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 91 days.
How were COPT Defense Properties’s earnings last quarter?
COPT Defense Properties released its earnings results on Oct 29, 2026. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06.
Is COPT Defense Properties overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts COPT Defense Properties’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does COPT Defense Properties pay dividends?
COPT Defense Properties pays a quarterly dividend of $0.32 which represents an annual dividend yield of 3.84%. See more information on COPT Defense Properties dividends here
What is COPT Defense Properties’s EPS estimate?
COPT Defense Properties’s EPS estimate is 0.36.
How many shares outstanding does COPT Defense Properties have?
COPT Defense Properties has 113,418,770 shares outstanding.
What happened to COPT Defense Properties’s price movement after its last earnings report?
COPT Defense Properties reported an EPS of $0.41 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.35. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.628%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of COPT Defense Properties?
Hedge funds hold COPT Defense Properties shares: the largest hedge-fund position in COPT Defense Properties is 71,887,458 shares, and hedge funds decreased their holdings by 1.2M shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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