COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Real Estate · REIT - Office
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: REIT tenant concentration cliff: 51% of NOI from top-3 tenants (≥40% threshold). Single-tenant churn risk dominates spot FFO.; Concentration risk — Property Type: Defense/IT Portfolio (90.3%).
Focused on properties proximate to U.S. Government defense installations, COPT Defense Properties owns and operates 207 properties totaling 25.2 million square feet, with 90.3% of annualized rental revenue from its Defense/IT Portfolio of office buildings and data center shells.... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: REIT tenant concentration cliff: 51% of NOI from top-3 tenants (≥40% threshold). Single-tenant churn risk dominates spot FFO.; Concentration risk — Property Type: Defense/IT Portfolio (90.3%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 42d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and reit tenant cliff hard block. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — COPT Defense Properties
Latest news
- NEWS CDP (COPT Defense) posts 1.4% YoY Q4 2025 revenue gain, narrow EPS miss, stock dips slightly. - Shared Momentum Picks - — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai negative
- NEWS COPT Defense Shareholders Back Governance and Leadership Slate - TipRanks — TipRanks positive
- NEWS Ontex earns top A-score in CDP Supplier Engagement for strong climate action in supply chain - Pluang — Pluang positive
- NEWS Insider Cashes In: Major COPT Defense Properties Stock Sale Stuns Investors - TipRanks — TipRanks negative
- NEWS COPT Defense (CDP) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHPropertyDefense/IT Portfolio90%10-K Item 1A: 'As of December 31, 2025, 90.3% of our ARR was from our Defense/IT Portfolio.'
- HIGHTenanttop-3 tenants51%10-K Item 1A: 'the three largest of these tenants accounted for 51.1%'
- MEDIUMTenantUSG35%10-K Item 1A: 'the USG, our largest tenant, accounted for 35.4%'
- LOWCustomerFortune 100 cloud computing customer11%10-K Item 1A: 'a Fortune 100 Company cloud computing customer, whose total leased space from us accounted for 11.3% of our ARR as of December 31, 2025'
- MEDIUMGeographicGreater Washington, DC/Baltimore region10-K Item 1A: 'Most of our properties are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, particularly in the Greater Washington, DC/Baltimore region.'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: REIT tenant concentration cliff: 51% of NOI from top-3 tenants (≥40% threshold). Single-tenant churn risk dominates spot FFO.; Concentration risk — Property Type: Defense/IT Portfolio (90.3%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $34.08 (+0.4%), stop $32.38 (−4.8%), A.R:R -0.9:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.08 (+0.4% upside). Target $34.08 (+0.4%), stop $32.38 (−4.8%), A.R:R -0.9:1. Stop-loss: $32.38.
REIT tenant concentration cliff: 51% of NOI from top-3 tenants (≥40% threshold). Single-tenant churn risk dominates spot FFO.; Concentration risk — Property Type: Defense/IT Portfolio (90.3%); Concentration risk — Tenant: top-3 tenants (51.1%).
COPT Defense Properties trades at a P/E of 25.2 (forward 24.7). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover CDP with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $36.
What does COPT Defense Properties do?Focused on properties proximate to U.S. Government defense installations, COPT Defense Properties owns and operates 207...
Focused on properties proximate to U.S. Government defense installations, COPT Defense Properties owns and operates 207 properties totaling 25.2 million square feet, with 90.3% of annualized rental revenue from its Defense/IT Portfolio of office buildings and data center shells. The U.S. Government is the single largest tenant at 35.4% of total ARR, with the top three tenants collectively at 51.1%.