After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the REIT – Office industry segment. The current market capitalization of COPT Defense Properties is $6.09B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.01M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, CDP has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Snider Britt A. bought 1,000 shares of CDP for 26.93 per share on Feb 26 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & COO now owns 3,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 02 ’24, Myers Matthew T sold 500 shares at 32.32 per share. CDP shares that SVP-CAO & CONTROLLER owns now total 7,784.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BUDORICK STEPHEN E disposed of 8,854 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $32.54. This resulted in the PRESIDENT/CEO holding 153,882 shares of CDP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BUDORICK STEPHEN E sold 9,000 shares at $32.64 per share on Nov 06 ’24. Company shares held by the PRESIDENT/CEO now total 162,736.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.37%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.05. CDP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.57% when it declared a $0.3050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/31/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.9%. The CDP stock dividend was $0.2950 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CDP in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $34.14 with high estimates of $38.00 and low estimates of $29.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CDP has a high of $34.22 and a low of $22.20.
As of this writing, CDP has an earnings estimate of $0 per share for the current quarter.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CDP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $13.26M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.30B in debt and $335.10M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.25, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.68B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CDP is Buy with a score of 4.14.
