The stock price of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) has jumped by 0.18 compared to previous close of 28.56. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-29 that US equity REITs reported a marginal decline in the median growth rate of their same-store NOI in Q1 as the commercial real estate market continues to face macroeconomic challenges. Among all US equity REITs, the healthcare sector recorded the largest year-over-year gain in same-store NOI during the first quarter, with a median increase of 7.1%. During the first quarter, the office segment incurred losses in its same-store NOI, posting a median year-over-year decline of 0.9%.
Is It Worth Investing in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) Right Now?
COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CDP is 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CDP is 112.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.00% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CDP on June 19, 2025 was 924.54K shares.
CDP’s Market Performance
CDP’s stock has seen a 0.67% increase for the week, with a 4.15% rise in the past month and a 5.73% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.33%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.08% for COPT Defense Properties. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.60% for CDP’s stock, with a -1.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CDP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CDP stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for CDP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CDP in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $31 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CDP reach a price target of $25, previously predicting the price at $29. The rating they have provided for CDP stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 22nd, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to CDP, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on February 21st of the previous year.
CDP Trading at 6.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CDP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.39% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CDP starting from DENTON ROBERT L, who sale 4,398 shares at the price of $26.70 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, DENTON ROBERT L now owns 0 shares of COPT Defense Properties, valued at $117,449 using the latest closing price.
Snider Britt A., the EVP & COO of COPT Defense Properties, purchase 1,000 shares at $26.93 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’25, which means that Snider Britt A. is holding 3,000 shares at $26,930 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CDP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for COPT Defense Properties stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 9.49, with 3.33 for asset returns.
Based on COPT Defense Properties (CDP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 367.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.79.
Conclusion
In conclusion, COPT Defense Properties (CDP) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
