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After finishing at $30.27 in the prior trading day, COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) closed at $29.87, down -1.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. CDP stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CDP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 284.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.65.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $35.
On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $31.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on March 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $29 to $25.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 17 ’25 when Trimberger Lisa G sold 4,896 shares for $30.72 per share. The transaction valued at 150,405 led to the insider holds 20,287 shares of the business.
Trimberger Lisa G sold 3,000 shares of CDP for $91,560 on Sep 17 ’25. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $30.52 per share. On Sep 17 ’25, another insider, LISA TRIMBERGER, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,896 shares for $30.72 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CDP now has a Market Capitalization of 3453378048 and an Enterprise Value of 5912783872. As of this moment, COPT’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.855 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.18.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CDP is 0.86, which has changed by -0.07175714 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CDP has reached a high of $33.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 903.34K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1188730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 112.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.80M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.03% stake in the company. Shares short for CDP as of 1763078400 were 5741510 with a Short Ratio of 6.36, compared to 1760486400 on 4663976. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5741510 and a Short% of Float of 7.340000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CDP’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.21, compared to 1.21 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039973572. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.26.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of COPT Defense Properties (CDP) is the result of assessments by 1.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.37 and $1.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.35. EPS for the following year is $1.35, with 1 analysts recommending between $1.35 and $1.35.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $189.44M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $194.26M to a low estimate of $178.9M. As of. The current estimate, COPT Defense Properties’s year-ago sales were $183.43MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $196.68M. There is a high estimate of $198.46M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $194.9M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CDP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $760.84M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $711.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $747.71M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $753.27MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $781.13M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $801.54M and the low estimate is $751.8M.
