COPT Defense Properties
About: COPT Defense Properties is a fully-integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. Government (USG) defense installations and missions. Its tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements. Its properties include 195 operating properties totaling approximately 22.4 million square feet comprised of 16.5 million square feet in 164 office properties and 5.9 million square feet in 31 single-tenant data center shells.
Employees: 427
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
316% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $624K | Put options by funds: $150K
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 98
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 33
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
0.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 106.62% [Q4 2024] → 105.93% (-0.69%) [Q1 2025]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 302 [Q4 2024] → 298 (-4) [Q1 2025]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.72B [Q4 2024] → $3.26B (-$463M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Wells Fargo Blaine Heck | 11%upside $30 | Overweight Maintained | 19 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about CDP published over the past 30 days
