The stock of COPT Defense Properties (CDP) has seen a 3.85% increase in the past week, with a 12.15% gain in the past month, and a 21.05% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.79% for CDP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.82% for CDP’s stock, with a 13.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.99. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CDP is 112.15M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.55% of that float. On July 26, 2024, the average trading volume of CDP was 734.73K shares.
CDP) stock’s latest price update
The stock of COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) has increased by 2.02 when compared to last closing price of 27.23.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.85% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-07-10 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does COPT Defense (CDP) have what it takes?
Analysts’ Opinion of CDP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CDP stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for CDP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CDP in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $25 based on the research report published on March 22, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CDP reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $26. The rating they have provided for CDP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 21st, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to CDP, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on February 12th of the current year.
CDP Trading at 10.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CDP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.11%, as shares surge +11.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.43% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CDP rose by +3.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.15. In addition, COPT Defense Properties saw 8.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CDP starting from DENTON ROBERT L, who sale 4,523 shares at the price of $24.58 back on May 14 ’24. After this action, DENTON ROBERT L now owns 4,398 shares of COPT Defense Properties, valued at $111,192 using the latest closing price.
Trimberger Lisa G, the Director of COPT Defense Properties, sale 7,357 shares at $25.48 during a trade that took place back on Dec 20 ’23, which means that Trimberger Lisa G is holding 16,863 shares at $187,444 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CDP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for COPT Defense Properties stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -7.46, with -2.84 for asset returns.
Based on COPT Defense Properties (CDP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 84.61 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To sum up, COPT Defense Properties (CDP) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
