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COPT Defense Properties (CDP)

Real Estate | REIT - Office | Columbia, United States | NYSE
36.59 USD -0.69 (-1.851%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 36.59
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a powerful convergence of fundamental validation and aggressive speculative positioning. Following a beat and raised guidance, the stock has found a floor, evidenced by the massive call open interest at the 40 and 45 strikes. This options flow suggests traders are pricing in a continued rally rather than a mean reversion, creating a high-conviction environment for a near-term bounce. However, the long-term picture remains mixed; while the business shows signs of stabilization with positive year-over-year momentum and improving profitability, the multi-year price trajectory has been volatile and flat, preventing a top-tier 'buy and hold' rating. The valuation is also stretched relative to historical norms, keeping the long-term ceiling in check despite the strong operational turnaround.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.068047
AutoARIMA0.068926
AutoETS0.068929
MSTL0.070715

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 6.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.045
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 164.15
Revenue per Share 6.991
Market Cap 4,238,748,672
Trailing P/E 25.95
Forward P/E 25.06
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 20.84%
Previous Name Corporate Office Properties Trust
Website https://www.copt.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes above the current price (40 and 45), while put activity is negligible. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term calls compared to puts, indicating a strong asymmetric bet on upside continuation following the recent earnings beat.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 4.07% 4.31% 4.32%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.320 0.879362
2026-03-31 0.320 1.045752
2025-12-31 0.305 1.097122
2025-09-30 0.305 1.049553
2025-06-30 0.305 1.105874
2025-03-31 0.305 1.118445
2024-12-31 0.295 0.953150
2024-09-30 0.295 0.972634
2024-06-28 0.295 1.178586
2024-03-27 0.295 1.226611
2023-12-28 0.285 1.105508
2023-09-28 0.285 1.199495
2023-06-29 0.285 1.198990
2023-03-30 0.285 1.233232
2022-12-29 0.275 1.058914
2022-09-29 0.275 1.199825
2022-06-29 0.275 1.043643
2022-03-30 0.275 0.947949
2021-12-31 0.275 0.983196
2021-09-29 0.275 0.996738
2021-06-29 0.275 1.009916
2021-03-30 0.275 1.034223
2020-12-30 0.275 1.070872
2020-09-29 0.275 1.173208
2020-06-29 0.275 1.092137
2020-03-30 0.275 1.227131
2019-12-30 0.275 0.935692
2019-09-27 0.275 0.927800
2019-06-27 0.275 1.038912
2019-03-28 0.275 0.992780
2018-12-28 0.275 1.312023
2018-09-27 0.275 0.951557
2018-06-28 0.275 0.953206
2018-03-28 0.275 1.065892
2017-12-28 0.275 0.938246
2017-09-28 0.275 0.833333
2017-06-28 0.275 0.780142
2017-03-29 0.275 0.840979
2016-12-28 0.275 0.901639
2016-09-28 0.275 0.954861
2016-06-28 0.275 0.950570
2016-03-29 0.275 1.046423
2015-12-29 0.275 1.243781
2015-09-28 0.275 1.310772
2015-06-26 0.275 1.131687
2015-03-27 0.275 0.956522
2014-12-29 0.275 0.964912
2014-09-26 0.275 1.049218
2014-06-26 0.275 0.992780
2014-03-27 0.275 1.048818
2013-12-27 0.275 1.140606
2013-09-26 0.275 1.148705
2013-06-26 0.275 1.103531
2013-03-26 0.275 1.040091
2012-12-27 0.275 1.119251
2012-09-26 0.275 1.148705
2012-06-27 0.275 1.244907
2012-03-28 0.275 1.206670
2011-12-28 0.413 1.952719
2011-09-28 0.413 1.885845
2011-06-28 0.413 1.341345
2011-03-29 0.413 1.182026
2010-12-29 0.413 1.167656
2010-09-28 0.413 1.098404
2010-06-28 0.393 1.016292
2010-03-29 0.393 0.957836
2009-12-29 0.393 1.059299
2009-09-28 0.393 1.061015
2009-06-26 0.373 1.276086
2009-03-27 0.373 1.528689
2008-12-29 0.373 1.424752
2008-09-26 0.373 0.913320
2008-06-26 0.340 0.998825
2008-03-27 0.340 1.018879
2007-12-27 0.340 1.078338
2007-09-26 0.340 0.821852
2007-06-27 0.310 0.737920
2007-03-28 0.310 0.682669
2006-12-27 0.310 0.620000
2006-09-27 0.310 0.691193
2006-06-28 0.280 0.700175
2006-03-29 0.280 0.614439
2005-12-28 0.280 0.790068
2005-09-28 0.280 0.835073
2005-06-28 0.255 0.868529
2005-03-29 0.255 0.984176
2004-12-29 0.255 0.891920
2004-09-28 0.255 1.013111
2004-06-28 0.235 0.946436
2004-03-29 0.235 0.959575
2003-12-29 0.235 1.093023
2003-09-26 0.235 1.289791
2003-06-26 0.220 1.323706
2003-03-27 0.220 1.502732
2002-12-27 0.220 1.597676
2002-09-26 0.220 1.582734
2002-06-26 0.210 1.478873
2002-03-26 0.210 1.615385
2001-12-27 0.210 1.680000
2001-09-26 0.210 1.944444
2001-06-27 0.200 2.004008
2001-03-28 0.200 2.127660
2000-12-27 0.200 2.038217
2000-09-27 0.200 2.077922
2000-06-28 0.190 2.111111
2000-03-29 0.190 2.375000
1999-12-29 0.190 2.533333
1999-09-28 0.190 2.576271
1999-06-28 0.180 2.215385
1999-03-29 0.180 2.742857
1998-12-29 0.180 2.400000
1998-09-16 0.180 2.322581
1998-06-26 0.150 1.739130
1998-03-27 0.150 1.142857
1997-12-29 0.125 1.265823
1997-09-26 0.125 1.724138
1997-06-26 0.125 2.222222
1997-03-26 0.125 2.702703
1996-12-26 0.125 2.631579
1996-09-26 0.125 2.564103
1996-06-27 0.125 2.380952
1996-03-27 0.212 4.038095
1995-12-27 0.212 4.463158
1995-09-27 0.212 3.854545
1995-06-28 0.125 2.500000
1995-03-27 0.125 2.083333
1994-12-23 0.213 2.793443
1994-09-28 0.213 2.505882
1994-07-01 0.213 2.434286
1994-04-04 0.213 2.078049
1993-12-27 0.213 2.130000
1993-09-24 0.213 2.078049
1993-05-28 0.225 2.250000
1993-03-25 0.225 2.250000
1992-12-24 0.225 2.368421
1992-09-24 0.225 2.307692
1992-06-30 0.225 2.368421
1992-03-25 0.225 2.400000
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.28
dividendYield 3.43
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.033530045
lastDividendValue 0.32
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.25955248
Address1 6,711 Columbia Gateway Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 56.45
All Time Low 4.5
Ask 36.78
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 648,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 959,230
Average Volume 959,230
Average Volume10Days 648,840
Beta 0.789
Bid 36.75
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 13.538
City Columbia
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 36.59
Current Ratio 2.594
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 37.37
Day Low 36.59
Debt To Equity 164.15
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 1.28
Dividend Yield 3.43
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,254,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,254,400
Earnings Growth 0.192
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.211
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,182,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 411,166,016
Ebitda Margins 0.52175
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.586
Enterprise To Revenue 8.654
Enterprise Value 6,819,708,928
Eps Forward 1.46
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
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 36.9032
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3131981
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.008487018
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.955248
Fifty Two Week High 38.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.3100014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05938307
Fifty Two Week Low 27.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.530001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35218036
Fifty Two Week Range 27.06 - 38.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 694,189,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.23
Float Shares 112,071,641
Forward Eps 1.46
Forward P E 25.061644
Free Cashflow 257,286,368
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 430
Fullday Change -0.689999
Fullday Change Percent -1.85085
Fullday Price 36.59
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.58258
Gross Profits 459,107,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0024899999
Held Percent Institutions 1.17557
Implied Shares Outstanding 115,844,458
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
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 June 30, 2026, the Company's Defense/IT Portfolio of 202 properties, including 24 owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, encompassed 23.3 million square feet and was 96.4% leased. COPT Defense Properties was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Columbia, United States.
Long Name COPT Defense Properties
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,238,748,672
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_344249
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 163,512,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,227,941,874
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 37.43
Operating Cashflow 337,439,008
Operating Margins 0.32167
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.8681
Peg Ratio 1.02
Phone 443 285 5400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 36.59
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Prev Name Corporate Office Properties Trust
Previous Close 37.28
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.7027626
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.37872
Profit Margins 0.20839001
Quick Ratio 2.093
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.689999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.85085
Regular Market Day High 37.37
Regular Market Day Low 36.59
Regular Market Day Range 36.59 - 37.37
Regular Market Open 37.43
Regular Market Previous Close 37.28
Regular Market Price 36.59
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 565,619
Return On Assets 0.0343
Return On Equity 0.10825
Revenue Growth 0.039
Revenue Per Share 6.991
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 113,410,458
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0624
Shares Short 7,079,481
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,867,843
Short Name COPT Defense Properties
Short Percent Of Float 0.0849
Short Ratio 8.33
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol CDP
Target High Price 44.0
Target Low Price 36.0
Target Mean Price 40.0
Target Median Price 39.0
Total Cash 24,174,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.214
Total Debt 2,635,991,040
Total Revenue 788,059,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.033530045
Trailing Eps 1.41
Trailing P E 25.950356
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.5071
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.082901
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1256003
Type Disp Equity
Volume 565,619
Website https://www.copt.com
Zip 21,046-2383