Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Buys New Holdings in COPT Defense Properties $CDP

Posted by Brian Himes on Nov 11th, 2026

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 23,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $781,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CDP. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the 3rd quarter worth $6,669,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA purchased a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter valued at about $17,840,000. Signaturefd LLC purchased a new stake in shares of COPT Defense Properties in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in COPT Defense Properties during the third quarter worth about $76,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in COPT Defense Properties during the third quarter worth about $635,000.

COPT Defense Properties Stock Performance

Shares of COPT Defense Properties stock opened at $32.82 on Wednesday. COPT Defense Properties has a 52 week low of $27.06 and a 52 week high of $38.90. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.67. The firm has a market cap of $3.72 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $208.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.43 million. COPT Defense Properties had a return on equity of 10.80% and a net margin of 21.17%. Equities analysts forecast that COPT Defense Properties will post 2.79 earnings per share for the current year.

COPT Defense Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. COPT Defense Properties’s payout ratio is 86.49%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CDP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties in a report on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of COPT Defense Properties from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $37.50.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on CDP

COPT Defense Properties Company Profile

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COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops properties primarily for tenants in the U.S. defense, intelligence and information technology sectors. Its portfolio includes office and other mission-critical facilities designed to support government agencies and the contractors and technology companies that serve them. The company’s properties are concentrated in locations with significant defense and government activity, including the greater Washington, D.C., region and other U.S. markets.