Leeward Investments LLC MA Has $13.76 Million Stock Holdings in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Leeward Investments LLC MA decreased its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 498,782 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,119 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned about 0.44% of COPT Defense Properties worth $13,756,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 102.0% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in COPT Defense Properties by 59.5% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in COPT Defense Properties by 9,030.4% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 2,077 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in COPT Defense Properties during the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its position in COPT Defense Properties by 114.0% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 2,008 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at COPT Defense Properties

In related news, Director Lisa G. Trimberger sold 4,896 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.72, for a total value of $150,405.12. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,287 shares in the company, valued at $623,216.64. The trade was a 19.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

COPT Defense Properties Trading Down 0.2%

CDP opened at $28.37 on Friday. COPT Defense Properties has a fifty-two week low of $23.92 and a fifty-two week high of $34.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.96 and a quick ratio of 2.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $29.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.02.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.01. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 9.38%. The firm had revenue of $175.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $186.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. COPT Defense Properties has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.660-0.680 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.690 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $0.305 per share. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 95.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CDP has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, New Street Research set a $33.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Monday, October 13th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.75.

COPT Defense Properties Profile

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.