Allianz Asset Management GmbH Purchases 111,696 Shares of COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) by 31.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 461,797 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 111,696 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in COPT Defense Properties were worth $13,420,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in CDP. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of COPT Defense Properties by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 393,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,361,000 after acquiring an additional 17,418 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties during the third quarter worth $1,203,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 38.8% in the third quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 1,001,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,104,000 after purchasing an additional 279,790 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its stake in COPT Defense Properties by 22.4% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 653,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,981,000 after buying an additional 119,533 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in COPT Defense Properties by 2,219.1% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 116,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,381,000 after buying an additional 111,334 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about COPT Defense Properties

Here are the key news stories impacting COPT Defense Properties this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus — GAAP EPS/FFO of $0.70 topped estimates (~$0.68) and revenue of $197.4M beat forecasts; revenue was up 7.6% year-over-year, showing organic growth and margin strength. MarketBeat Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Company set 2026 FFO-per-share guidance of $2.71–$2.79 (Nareit and adjusted), materially above prior consensus; management also provided FY 2026 diluted EPS and 1Q guidance, improving forward visibility. This higher FFO guide is the main driver of the rally. Business Wire — 2026 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Material lease wins and financing activity — executed a full-building 148,000 sq ft lease with a top-10 U.S. defense contractor, pushing the development pipeline to ~86% leased and management closed financings that pre-fund development — supports near-term cash flow and growth. Business Wire — Lease Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Management commentary and supplemental materials (slide deck, call) emphasize outperformance in FFO, leasing, and capital deployment; slides and presentation improve transparency for investors. Seeking Alpha — Slide Deck & Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 guidance is essentially in-line with street expectations (range provided that matches consensus), so near-term upside from guidance is limited; the bigger driver is the FFO outlook. Business Wire — 1Q Guidance

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on CDP. New Street Research set a $33.00 price target on COPT Defense Properties in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $33.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Monday, January 5th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Friday. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research report on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.00.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Performance

Shares of CDP opened at $32.46 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.04 and a beta of 0.86. COPT Defense Properties has a twelve month low of $23.92 and a twelve month high of $32.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a current ratio of 2.34. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.09.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. COPT Defense Properties had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 9.85%. The company had revenue of $197.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $188.79 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. COPT Defense Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.710-2.790 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.670-0.690 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.305 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. COPT Defense Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 91.73%.

About COPT Defense Properties

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) is a real estate investment trust organized to own, lease and manage healthcare and life science facilities serving the United States federal government, with a particular focus on Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs tenants. The company was formed in 2016 through a spin-off from Corporate Office Properties Trust, enabling it to concentrate exclusively on medical office buildings and specialized research facilities situated on or near military and federal research campuses.

The company’s portfolio comprises purpose-built, Class A medical office and outpatient specialty clinics, as well as life science laboratories.