Leeward Investments LLC MA Has $16.47 Million Stake in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Leeward Investments LLC MA increased its stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) by 21.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 592,336 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104,553 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA’s holdings in COPT Defense Properties were worth $16,467,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 1,176.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,553 shares during the period. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties during the fourth quarter worth $63,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 59.6% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 827 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 45.7% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares during the period.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on CDP shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $37.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.38.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Down 0.2%

COPT Defense Properties stock opened at $31.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.93 and a beta of 0.80. COPT Defense Properties has a 1-year low of $26.44 and a 1-year high of $33.29. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.53. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.34). COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 20.10% and a return on equity of 10.02%. The firm had revenue of $200.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.10 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. COPT Defense Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.730-2.790 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 92.75%.

Insider Activity at COPT Defense Properties

In other news, Director Philip L. Hawkins sold 5,536 shares of COPT Defense Properties stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.71, for a total value of $181,082.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $496,799.48. This trade represents a 26.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.66% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About COPT Defense Properties

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) is a real estate investment trust organized to own, lease and manage healthcare and life science facilities serving the United States federal government, with a particular focus on Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs tenants. The company was formed in 2016 through a spin-off from Corporate Office Properties Trust, enabling it to concentrate exclusively on medical office buildings and specialized research facilities situated on or near military and federal research campuses.

The company’s portfolio comprises purpose-built, Class A medical office and outpatient specialty clinics, as well as life science laboratories.