COPT Defense Properties (CDP)Real Estate | REIT - Office | Columbia, United States | NYSE
32.49 USD
-0.14
(-0.429%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 32.80 +0.31 (0.954%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:29 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) appears to be a solid long-term investment with a strong dividend yield and consistent payout history, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price movements show a slight uptrend, and the current price is near the 52-week high, suggesting a potential buying opportunity for short-term traders. However, the options market indicates mixed signals, with some caution from put options and elevated volatility. Investors should consider the fundamentals and the overall market conditions before making a decision. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.040086 |
| MSTL | 0.045583 |
| AutoETS | 0.047541 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.047542 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 68% |
| H-stat | 0.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.023 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.88 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 177.191 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.814 |
| Market Cap | 3,752,363,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.25 |
| Forward P/E | 22.88 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Profit Margins | 19.87% |
| Previous Name | Corporate Office Properties Trust |
| Website | https://www.copt.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed signals. For calls, there's significant positioning in the ATM (at-the-money) strikes, particularly around the 30.0 strike, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, the high implied volatility (IV) on the 2026-05-15 expiration may indicate uncertainty. On the 2026-06-18 expiration, there's a notable put option with high open interest at the 22.5 strike, which could signal caution or a potential downside risk. The 2026-09-18 expiration shows a broader range of options with increased OTM (out-of-the-money) activity, suggesting a more volatile outlook for the long-term. Overall, the options market is showing a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment, with a slight lean towards caution.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.05% | 4.37% | 4.70% | 4.83% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 0.320 | 1.045752 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.305 | 1.108592 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.305 | 1.072083 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.305 | 1.141545 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.305 | 1.167343 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.295 | 1.006061 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.295 | 1.036542 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.295 | 1.268260 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.295 | 1.335869 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.285 | 1.219193 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.285 | 1.337755 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.285 | 1.353378 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.285 | 1.409046 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.275 | 1.225103 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.275 | 1.403150 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.275 | 1.234896 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.275 | 1.133361 |
| 2021-12-31 | 0.275 | 1.186556 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.275 | 1.214677 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.275 | 1.243059 |
| 2021-03-30 | 0.275 | 1.285664 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.275 | 1.344896 |
| 2020-09-29 | 0.275 | 1.489274 |
| 2020-06-29 | 0.275 | 1.402560 |
| 2020-03-30 | 0.275 | 1.593697 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.275 | 1.230163 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.275 | 1.231304 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.275 | 1.391472 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.275 | 1.343735 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.275 | 1.793725 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.275 | 1.318169 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.275 | 1.333144 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.275 | 1.505258 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.275 | 1.339675 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.275 | 1.201148 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.275 | 1.133849 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.275 | 1.231832 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.275 | 1.331814 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.275 | 1.423056 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.275 | 1.430348 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.275 | 1.589998 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.275 | 1.910197 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.275 | 2.038599 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.275 | 1.783205 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.275 | 1.524298 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.275 | 1.552406 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.275 | 1.704396 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.275 | 1.630002 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.275 | 1.738888 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.275 | 1.911182 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.275 | 1.947007 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.275 | 1.892165 |
| 2013-03-26 | 0.275 | 1.803279 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.275 | 1.960836 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.275 | 2.035048 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.275 | 2.230915 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.275 | 2.189477 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.413 | 3.585248 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.413 | 3.528772 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.413 | 2.554634 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.413 | 2.281436 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.413 | 2.280137 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.413 | 2.169777 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.393 | 2.029983 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.393 | 1.932571 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.393 | 2.157747 |
| 2009-09-28 | 0.393 | 2.183876 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.373 | 2.655261 |
| 2009-03-27 | 0.373 | 3.220424 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.373 | 3.044513 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.373 | 1.978775 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.340 | 2.184626 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.340 | 2.250230 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.340 | 2.405326 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.340 | 1.852319 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.310 | 1.676833 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.310 | 1.563043 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.310 | 1.429181 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.310 | 1.603371 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.280 | 1.635474 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.280 | 1.445289 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.280 | 1.870112 |
| 2005-09-28 | 0.280 | 1.992351 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.255 | 2.089433 |
| 2005-03-29 | 0.255 | 2.388784 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.255 | 2.186540 |
| 2004-09-28 | 0.255 | 2.505928 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.235 | 2.365063 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.235 | 2.420652 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.235 | 2.784362 |
| 2003-09-26 | 0.235 | 3.321832 |
| 2003-06-26 | 0.220 | 3.452734 |
| 2003-03-27 | 0.220 | 3.972186 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.220 | 4.286442 |
| 2002-09-26 | 0.220 | 4.314695 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.210 | 4.096157 |
| 2002-03-26 | 0.210 | 4.542449 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.210 | 4.801232 |
| 2001-09-26 | 0.210 | 5.652869 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.200 | 5.940694 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.200 | 6.433394 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.200 | 6.292968 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.200 | 6.548177 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.190 | 6.792089 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.190 | 7.802459 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.190 | 8.525096 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.190 | 8.885692 |
| 1999-06-28 | 0.180 | 7.839576 |
| 1999-03-29 | 0.180 | 9.919336 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.180 | 8.912768 |
| 1998-09-16 | 0.180 | 8.846819 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.150 | 6.779384 |
| 1998-03-27 | 0.150 | 4.531069 |
| 1997-12-29 | 0.125 | 5.076609 |
| 1997-09-26 | 0.125 | 7.004494 |
| 1997-06-26 | 0.125 | 9.186399 |
| 1997-03-26 | 0.125 | 11.445150 |
| 1996-12-26 | 0.125 | 11.433414 |
| 1996-09-26 | 0.125 | 11.433410 |
| 1996-06-27 | 0.125 | 10.896123 |
| 1996-03-27 | 0.212 | 18.930574 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.212 | 21.849697 |
| 1995-09-27 | 0.212 | 19.664242 |
| 1995-06-28 | 0.125 | 13.224892 |
| 1995-03-27 | 0.125 | 11.289540 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.213 | 15.473993 |
| 1994-09-28 | 0.213 | 14.301249 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.213 | 14.249724 |
| 1994-04-04 | 0.213 | 12.467903 |
| 1993-12-27 | 0.213 | 13.050800 |
| 1993-09-24 | 0.213 | 13.009597 |
| 1993-05-28 | 0.225 | 14.385021 |
| 1993-03-25 | 0.225 | 14.716140 |
| 1992-12-24 | 0.225 | 15.847234 |
| 1992-09-24 | 0.225 | 15.815464 |
| 1992-06-30 | 0.225 | 16.615081 |
| 1992-03-25 | 0.225 | 17.245057 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.25355363 |
| Address1 | 6,711 Columbia Gateway Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 56.45 |
| All Time Low | 4.5 |
| Ask | 32.81 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 787,990 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,179,867 |
| Average Volume | 1,179,867 |
| Average Volume10Days | 787,990 |
| Beta | 0.876 |
| Bid | 32.2 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 13.432 |
| City | Columbia |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 32.49 |
| Current Ratio | 1.06 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 32.83 |
| Day Low | 32.45 |
| Debt To Equity | 177.191 |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.8 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,392,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,392,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.069 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.068 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,320,000 |
| Ebitda | 396,872,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.51762 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.811 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.184 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,275,007,488 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.33 |
| Eps Forward | 1.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 443 285 7650 |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.8188 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6712017 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.021094501 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.355362 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.4699974 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.014259631 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.21 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.2800026 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2887744 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.21 - 32.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 694,189,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.25 |
| Float Shares | 112,029,733 |
| Forward Eps | 1.42 |
| Forward P E | 22.880283 |
| Free Cashflow | 251,040,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 430 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57757 |
| Gross Profits | 442,840,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00281 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.07025 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 115,492,858 |
| Industry | REIT - Office |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Office |
| Industry Key | reit-office |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71654&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.32 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | COPT Defense Properties, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed REIT focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. Government defense installations and missions (referred to as its Defense/IT Portfolio). The Company's tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are primarily engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements. As of December 31, 2025, the Company's Defense/IT Portfolio of 201 properties, including 24 owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, encompassed 23.2 million square feet and was 96.5% leased. |
| Long Name | COPT Defense Properties |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,752,363,008 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_344249 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-18 |
| Net Income To Common | 151,692,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,683,679,096 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 32.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | 309,932,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.29636 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.91040003 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.02 |
| Phone | 443 285 5400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.30999756 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.9541322 |
| Post Market Price | 32.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,964 |
| Prev Name | Corporate Office Properties Trust |
| Previous Close | 32.63 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 24.428572 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4188507 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.8939886 |
| Profit Margins | 0.19865999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.951 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.139999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.429051 |
| Regular Market Day High | 32.83 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.45 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.45 - 32.83 |
| Regular Market Open | 32.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 32.63 |
| Regular Market Price | 32.49 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 720,842 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03254 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10135 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.076 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.814 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 113,378,858 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0548 |
| Shares Short | 6,207,829 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,011,698 |
| Short Name | COPT Defense Properties |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.074499995 |
| Short Ratio | 5.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | CDP |
| Target High Price | 38.0 |
| Target Low Price | 33.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.375 |
| Target Median Price | 35.5 |
| Total Cash | 275,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.439 |
| Total Debt | 2,813,216,000 |
| Total Revenue | 766,729,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.22 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.037388906 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.34 |
| Trailing P E | 24.24627 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.65665 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.8333511 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.095538475 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 720,842 |
| Website | https://www.copt.com |
| Zip | 21,046-2383 |