COPT Defense Properties (CDP) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/13/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $32.00 to $33.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2025 – COPT Defense Properties was given a new $33.00 price target on by analysts at New Street Research.
• 10/8/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/1/2025 – COPT Defense Properties is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – COPT Defense Properties is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/29/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $36.00 to $35.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/17/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $30.00 to $33.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2025 – COPT Defense Properties had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $34.00 to $36.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.305 per share. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. COPT Defense Properties’s payout ratio is 95.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other COPT Defense Properties news, Director Lisa G. Trimberger sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.52, for a total transaction of $91,560.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, manages, sells, and leases out office properties and data centers. The firm operates through the following segments: Defense/Information Technology Locations, Regional Office, Wholesale Data Center, and Other. The company was founded on January 22,1988 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.