COPT Defense Properties
About: COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust that acquires, manages, and leases office and data center properties throughout the U.S. The majority of the company's real estate portfolio is composed of office buildings in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor and Northern Virginia area. COPT derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants. Most of the company's revenue comes from the leasing of properties to U.S. Government agencies and its contractors in the national security, defense, and IT sectors, such as Northrop Grumman and Boeing. Regional offices in urban submarkets make also make up a sizable percentage of COPT's total square footage.
Employees: 410
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 107
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 290 [Q3] → 299 (+9) [Q4]
1.0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.58% [Q3] → 106.58% (+1.0%) [Q4]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.61B [Q3] → $3.72B (+$109M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
63% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $186K | Put options by funds: $508K
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Jefferies Peter Abramowitz 53% 1-year accuracy 9 / 17 met price target | 15%upside $31 | Buy Initiated | 17 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about CDP published over the past 30 days









