COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.620-2.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -. COPT Defense Properties also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.640-0.660 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CDP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BTIG Research upped their price target on COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Truist Financial upped their target price on COPT Defense Properties from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.88.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of CDP stock opened at $29.53 on Friday. COPT Defense Properties has a 12 month low of $22.20 and a 12 month high of $34.22. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56. The firm has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a PE ratio of 24.00 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $30.74 and a 200-day moving average of $30.48.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.33. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 9.08%. On average, equities analysts predict that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. COPT Defense Properties’s payout ratio is presently 95.93%.

About COPT Defense Properties

COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, manages, sells, and leases out office properties and data centers. The firm operates through the following segments: Defense/Information Technology Locations, Regional Office, Wholesale Data Center, and Other. The company was founded on January 22,1988 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.