CDP

COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES

NYSE · Real Estate Investment Trusts · Inc. MD · CIK 0000860546
$32.88 +0.70% $3.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)
Vol
Market Cap$3.7B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (67%)
Inst. Holders9 funds
Inst. Value$755.5M
Inst. Activity2 buys / 1 sells
Insider Activity0B / 3S
Insider Net $-$1.3M
SEC Reports3
Exchange NYSE·Sector Real Estate Investment Trusts·Inc. MD·CIK 0000860546·Prev Close $32.65

Recent Activity

Jun 2, 2026 SEC
Two COPT Defense Properties directors sold a total of $1.15M in stock over a week. Director Pickett sold $1.03M at ~$32.
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 29, 2026 Insider
PICKETT C TAYLOR sold 31,798 shares
Director @ $32.25 ($1.0M)
May 26, 2026 Insider
DENTON ROBERT L sold 3,922 shares
Director @ $32.38 ($127.0K)
May 21, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CDP — 71.0% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 549,226 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 773,723 | Short Ratio: 71.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
May 14, 2026 Insider
HAWKINS PHILIP L sold 7,448 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Apr 27, 2026 SEC
COPT Defense Properties reported Q1 2026 FFO per share of $0.69, beating the $0.68 consensus by 1 cent and up 6.2% YoY.
8-K — Impact 6/10
Mar 30, 2026 SEC
COPT Defense Properties filed a definitive proxy statement (DEFA14A) for an upcoming shareholder meeting. The filing is
DEFA14A — Impact 2/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — TRIM
1,456,250 shares ($40.5M)

Price Targets

$35.88 +5.1% upside Buy
Current $34.12 Low $34.00 Median $36.00 High $38.00 8 analysts
$34.00 $38.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy67% buy · 12 analysts
3Strong Buy
5Buy
4Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 8, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold → Hold
Jun 1, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 15, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Apr 29, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald REITERATE Overweight → Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.32 $0.32 — $0.32 1
Next Q $0.33 ▼ -2.9% $0.33 — $0.33 -5% YoY 1
Current FY $1.33 ▼ -2.8% $1.26 — $1.40 -0% YoY 4
Next FY $1.40 ▼ -1.4% $1.40 — $1.40 1

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$476.2M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$65.5M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$62.8MNEW
FMR LLC$40.5MTRIM
NORGES BANK$39.7MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 29, 2026PICKETT CSELL$1.0M
May 26, 2026DENTON ROBERTSELL$127.0K
May 14, 2026HAWKINS PHILIPA$0.00
May 14, 2026DENTON ROBERTA$0.00
May 14, 2026PICKETT CA$0.00
9 institutional holders with $755.5M total value (27,174,607 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, BANK, CHARLES. Net buying activity: 2 institutions added/increased vs 1 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC17,127,858$476.2M63.0%
2BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,354,456$65.5M8.7%
3CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,257,544$62.8M8.3%NEW
4FMR LLC1,456,250$40.5M5.4%TRIM -44.0%
5NORGES BANK1,427,511$39.7M5.3%NEW
6MORGAN STANLEY1,144,545$31.8M4.2%TRIM -25.3%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP967,902$26.9M3.6%DOUBLED +289.9%
8WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN298,460$8.3M1.1%
9RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC140,081$3.9M0.5%DOUBLED +669.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCTRIM2,601,6761,456,250-44.0%$40.5M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW1,427,511$39.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED18,200140,081+669.7%$3.9M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED230,866900,047+289.9%$26.2M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGADD100,214138,717+38.4%$4.0M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEAR_EXIT81,80018,200-77.8%$528.9K2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT1,427,5110-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKNEW1,427,511$39.4M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD120,916230,866+90.9%$6.4M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGNEAR_EXIT437,606100,214-77.1%$2.8M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEAR_EXIT376,60081,800-78.3%$2.3M2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM1,339,1831,000,007-25.3%$27.3M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED214,683437,606+103.8%$11.9M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED46,623376,600+707.8%$10.3M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED44,409120,916+172.3%$3.3M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT1,477,1690-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD977,8661,339,183+36.9%$41.4M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED70,124509,359+626.4%$15.8M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED103,387214,683+107.6%$6.6M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM182,40046,623-74.4%$1.4M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW2,522,955$76.5M2024-Q3
9 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.3M ($0.00 bought, $1.3M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 29, 2026PICKETT C TAYLORDirectorSELL31,798$32.25$1.0M
May 26, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorSELL3,922$32.38$127.0K
May 14, 2026HAWKINS PHILIP LDirectorA7,448$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorA3,803$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026PICKETT C TAYLORDirectorA7,511$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Owens Raymond LeeDirectorA3,803$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Long Letitia ADirectorA3,803$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Trimberger Lisa GDirectorA3,803$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorC0$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorC0$0.00$0.00
Mar 3, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorC2,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Snider Britt A.EVP & COOA3,734$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026BUDORICK STEPHEN EPRESIDENT/CEOA61,114$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Mifsud AnthonyEVP AND CFOA8,149$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Mifsud AnthonyEVP AND CFOA8,149$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026Snider Britt A.EVP & COOA11,203$0.00$0.00
Feb 23, 2026HAWKINS PHILIP LDirectorSELL5,536$32.71$181.1K
Feb 10, 2026DENTON ROBERT LDirectorC2,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 5, 2026Mifsud AnthonyEVP AND CFOA55,217$0.00$0.00
Feb 5, 2026BUDORICK STEPHEN EPRESIDENT/CEOA179,704$0.00$0.00

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Current analyst consensus: Buy (67% buy). Based on 12 analysts: 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$35.88 mean target +5.1% upside Buy (1.75)
$34.00 Low $38.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$34.12
Target Low$34.00
Target Mean$35.88
Target Median$36.00
Target High$38.00
# Analysts8
RecommendationBuy (1.75)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.32 $0.32 $0.32 +0.0% $0.2B 3.5% 1
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.33 $0.33 $0.33 -5.3% -2.9% 0↑ 1↓ $0.2B 4.8% 1
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.33 $1.26 $1.40 -0.4% -2.8% 0↑ 1↓ $0.8B 3.9% 4
Next FY
2027-12-31
$1.40 $1.40 $1.40 -1.4% 0↑ 1↓ $0.8B 3.0% 1

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.320
7d ago$0.320
30d ago$0.320
60d ago$0.320
90d ago$0.000+0.320
7 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 8, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jun 1, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 15, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 29, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald REITERATE Overweight Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 3, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Feb 23, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 10, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 9, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 27, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 15, 2025 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Dec 15, 2025 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold Hold

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263540067%
May 1, 20263540067%
Apr 1, 20263540067%
Mar 1, 20263540067%
Feb 1, 20263540067%
Jan 1, 20263540067%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CDP — 71.0% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 549,226 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 773,723 | Short Ratio: 71.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CDP — 60.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 512,790 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 844,875 | Short Ratio: 60.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
earnings_calendar
CDP Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-27
Mar 23, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CDP — 75.4% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 402,565 | Exempt: 6,748 | TRF Vol: 533,578 | Short Ratio: 75.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 3, 2026
short_interest
FTD: CDP — 22,325 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260303, Price: $32.10, FTD Value: $716,632.5, COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES COM
Feb 25, 2026
short_interest
FTD: CDP — 44,800 shares ($1.4M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260225, Price: $32.27, FTD Value: $1,445,696, COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES COM