Investing In COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP): Why Should You?

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 $6.32B. A total of 0.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 851.40K shares.

In the most recent transaction, DENTON ROBERT L sold 4,398 shares of CDP for 26.70 per share on May 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 26 ’25, Snider Britt A. bought 1,000 shares at 26.93 per share. CDP shares that EVP & COO owns now total 3,000.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Myers Matthew T disposed of 500 shares on Dec 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $32.32. This resulted in the SVP-CAO & CONTROLLER holding 7,784 shares of CDP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BUDORICK STEPHEN E sold 8,854 shares at $32.54 per share on Nov 07 ’24. Company shares held by the PRESIDENT/CEO now total 153,882.

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 $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.28%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.06.

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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CDP has a high of $34.22 and a low of $23.92.

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 $13.26, 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.

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