Investors may find better financial performance in COPT Defense Properties (CDP)

COPT Defense Properties [CDP] stock is trading at $27.20, down -0.26%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CDP shares have gain 0.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.91%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

COPT Defense Properties [NYSE: CDP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 17, 2025, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $31. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on March 22, 2024, and dropped its price target to $25. On February 21, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $28 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $28 on February 12, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $26 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 18, 2023. Wedbush started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on October 03, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $27. In a note dated September 14, 2022, Truist downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $30 to $28.

COPT Defense Properties [CDP] stock has fluctuated between $22.20 and $34.22 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33 within the next 12 months. COPT Defense Properties [NYSE: CDP] shares were valued at $27.20 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.32% based on the average CDP price forecast.

Analyzing the CDP fundamentals

COPT Defense Properties [NYSE:CDP] reported sales of 753.27M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 2.06%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.5% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.59.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 26.95 points at the first support level, and at 26.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 27.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.73.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.14, the price to book ratio is 2.05 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.21.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Snider Britt A., EVP & COO, that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. SVP-CAO & CONTROLLER, Myers Matthew T completed a deal on Dec 02 ’24 to sell 500.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT/CEO BUDORICK STEPHEN E sold 8854.0 shares on Nov 07 ’24.

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