Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CDP in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$33.60+0.12 (+0.4%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week brings a mix of analyst commentary and pre-earnings positioning for COPT Defense Properties. Argus has lowered its target price for CDP to $35.00, while MarketBeat cites an average 12-month price target of $37.38 ahead of the company's third-quarter 2026 results, due October 29. Coverage also notes a "Moderate Buy" consensus and points to prior revenue that exceeded expectations along with strong leasing activity in the Defense/IT portfolio. Separate commentary frames the recent share price pullback against the company's longer-term performance.
CDP closed at $33.60, up 0.4%, with its close sitting between the 50-day average of $35.47 and the 200-day average of $33.25, reflecting a mixed trend. The GekkoIndex reads 63.5, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 19.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $41.95, a gap that bears watching.
Earnings are scheduled for 29 October 2026, 17 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window and adding event risk. Smart money data shows no insider, Congress, or unusual options activity in their respective windows, though one filing shows State Street holding a 6.06% stake in the company. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 5% gain across 5 years, rising in 4 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming earnings date.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
COPT Defense Properties price vs fair value
Close $33.60200-day averageGekko Fair Value $41.95
COPT Defense Properties quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.81B
- P/E ratio
- 23.2
- Forward P/E
- 38.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.44
- Revenue, TTM
- $788.1M
- Profit margin
- 20.8%
- Dividend yield
- 3.71%
- Beta
- 0.79
- Volume
- 472,047 avg 950,940
- 1-year return
- +19.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- 50-day average
- $35.47
- 200-day average
- $33.25
- Next earnings
- Oct 29
- Shares outstanding
- 113.4M
COPT Defense Properties swing-trade checklist
COPT Defense Properties scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $33.60 sits between the 50-day ($35.47) and 200-day ($33.25) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63.5, Accumulation
Reading 63.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
19.9% below
Price is 19.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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COPT Defense Properties stock chart and price history
COPT Defense Properties closed at $33.60 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $27.06 to $38.90.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −5.2%
- 3 months
- −8.1%
- 6 months
- +4.6%
- 1 year
- +19.8%
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About COPT Defense Properties
COPT Defense Properties operates as a real estate investment trust, holding, managing, leasing and developing office and data center properties, along with pursuing targeted acquisitions. Most of its buildings serve the United States Government and the contractors that support it, with a focus on tenants working in national security, defense and information technology. The company also holds a set of Class-A office buildings in select urban locations.
Income is split between two portfolio segments: properties tied to Defense/IT missions, which account for the large majority of core annual rental income, and Regional Office properties, which contribute a smaller share. Its core holdings include properties owned outright as well as some held through unconsolidated joint ventures, spread across a large combined square footage with a high occupancy rate.
The bulk of COPT Defense Properties' office portfolio sits in select submarkets of the greater Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan area. Its shares trade under the ticker CDP.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- copt.com
COPT Defense Properties GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
COPT Defense Properties’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.9 points over five sessions.
63.5Accumulation
Down 3.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 39 | +1.1% | +2.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 164 | 0.0% | +0.5% | ||
| Neutral | 388 | +0.5% | +1.7% | ||
| Distribution | 44 | −0.6% | +0.5% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average CDP share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is COPT Defense Properties stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
COPT Defense Properties trades 19.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $41.95, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what COPT Defense Properties shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$41.95
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
19.9% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 19.6% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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COPT Defense Properties insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for COPT Defense Properties, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CDP were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
COPT Defense Properties has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2021
- $2.42M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.06%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds CDP.
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COPT Defense Properties earnings: next date and track record
COPT Defense Properties reports on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
17 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.35
- Revenue estimate
- $190.7M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.1%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 4, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- COPT Defense reported a strong 2025 with FFO per share of $2.72 (up 5.8% YoY), same-property cash NOI up 4.1%, occupancy gains, and robust leasing (557k sqft vacancy leasing; 477k sqft investment leasing). Management highlighted $278M committed to new investments (81% pre-leased), two late-December build-to-suit commitments (~$155M) including a 110k sqft ARLIS project associated with UMD/DARPA and a 132k sqft pre-leased project in San Antonio. They completed a $400M 5-year unsecured note issuance and plan to use proceeds to repay maturing lower-rate debt. Guidance for 2026 includes targeting ~400k sqft vacancy leasing, 80% tenant retention, $250M capital commitments (already $146M committed), self-funding equity needs, and an expectation of nearly 5% compound annual FFO per share growth from 2023–2026. Management emphasized a strong development pipeline (roughly 1M sqft including RG 8500 opportunities tied to Golden Dome initiatives), long runway in key markets (notably Huntsville), and cautious optimism around defense appropriations accelerating demand. The tone was overall confident and optimistic, with measured hedging on refinancing impacts and timing of defense-driven demand.
- Guidance
- 2026 targets: ~400,000 sqft vacancy leasing target; 80% tenant retention; $250 million capital commitments to new investments (already $146M committed); expect eighth consecutive year of FFO per share growth; anticipate nearly 5% CAGR in FFO per share from 2023–2026. Development yield target: ~8.5% cash-on-cash at lease commencement. No acquisitions built into guidance; acquisitions opportunistic.
- Risks flagged
- Refinancing and higher interest expense (October $400M 5-year notes increase 2026 interest cost vs maturing bond); timing risk between defense appropriations and leasing (typical lag 12–18 months, though some programs may fast-track); concentration and nonrenewals in specific markets (e.g., Fort Meade BW corridor nonrenewals under 30k sqft); market conditions affecting dispositions (e.g., DC market pricing not yet attractive); reliance on development funding timing; general macro/market uncertainty.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.33 est $0.32 | $185.0M est $179.9M | +3.0% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.33 | $188.8M est $188.8M | −1.3% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $0.68 est $0.67 | $189.9M est $188.5M | −1.5% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.65 est $0.65 | $187.9M est $185.8M | −3.0% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.32 est $0.34 | $183.4M est $187.1M | +1.1% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $0.33 est $0.32 | $189.2M est $174.7M | +0.7% |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $0.31 est $0.31 | $187.3M est $168.3M | +2.9% |
| Apr 25, 2024 | $0.29 est $0.29 | $193.3M est $172.0M | +3.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
COPT Defense Properties stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for COPT Defense Properties is $40.38, +20.2% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$40.38consensus 12-month target, +20.2% from the last close
Now $33.60Avg $40.38
Low $38High $41
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Wells Fargo | $41 | +22.0% |
| Sep 21 | Evercore ISI | $41 | +22.0% |
| Sep 1 | Wells Fargo | $41 | +22.0% |
| Aug 24 | Truist Financial | $38 | +13.1% |
| Aug 10 | Wells Fargo | $36 | +7.1% |
+0.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
COPT Defense Properties seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, COPT Defense Properties averaged +5.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.3% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, CDP’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.
COPT Defense Properties market cap and key statistics
COPT Defense Properties’s market cap is $3.81B, with a P/E ratio of 23.2 and revenue of $788.1M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.81B
- P/E ratio
- 23.2
- Forward P/E
- 38.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.44
- Gekko Fair Value
- $41.95
Trading
- Volume
- 472,047
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 950,940
- 52-week high
- $38.90
- 52-week low
- $27.06
- Shares outstanding
- 113.4M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $788.1M
- Profit margin
- 20.8%
- Return on equity
- 10.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +19.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.79
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- Dividend yield
- 3.71%
COPT Defense Properties stock news this week
Coverage of COPT Defense Properties this week reads positive: 5 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 12
- State Street raises stake in COPT Defense Properties stockAD HOC NEWS, Oct 8
- Is COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Undervalued Following Its Recent Share Price Pullback?Simply Wall Street, Oct 8
- COPT Defense sets results. MarketBeat cites USD 37.38 for COPT Defense Properties stockAD HOC NEWS, Oct 7
- COPT Defense Properties stock gains 0.70 percent on October 6AD HOC NEWS, Oct 6
- CDP stock gained 0.90 percent on October 2 before Q3 resultsAD HOC NEWS, Oct 5
COPT Defense Properties stock FAQ
What is COPT Defense Properties’s market cap?
COPT Defense Properties’s market cap is $3.81B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $33.60, with 113.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 23.2.
What is the COPT Defense Properties stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for COPT Defense Properties is $40.38, +20.2% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is COPT Defense Properties stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate COPT Defense Properties is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $33.60 is 19.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $41.95. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does COPT Defense Properties report earnings next?
COPT Defense Properties is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $190.7M. COPT Defense Properties beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.1% on average across the report.
What is COPT Defense Properties’s 52-week high and low?
COPT Defense Properties’s 52-week high is $38.90 and its 52-week low is $27.06; it closed at $33.60 on Oct 12, 2026, +19.8% over the past year.
Is COPT Defense Properties stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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