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COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES

NYSE· Real Estate Investment Trusts· Inc. MD· CIK 0000860546 Defense Tech

$34.25 +0.32 (+0.94%)

Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $33.93

Market cap

$3.8B

Mid cap

Consensus

Buy

67% Buy or better · 12 analysts

Median target

$39.00

+14% · range $38.00–44.00

Next earnings

Oct 29

in 3 days · EPS est. $0.35

1 year

+21.2%

from $28.27 · Oct 27

30 days

+1.5%

from $33.76

52-week range

$27.32–38.35

−11% from high · low Oct 30

Avg volume 20D

873.8K

shares / day

Short interest

8.65M

≈7.6% of shares · +16.3%

Days to cover

8.3

at average volume

Insider net

−$1.3M

0 buyers · 3 sellers · 12 mo

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 1 exit

SecBot read BULLISH 3 reports · latest

Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 2/3 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 29, 2026

Strongest BULLISH COPT Defense Properties reported Q1 2026 FFO per share of $0.69, beating the $0.68 consensus by 1 cent and…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

S Feb 23 1 insider sell $181.1K at $32.71
R Apr 27 COPT Defense Properties reported Q1 2026 FFO per share of $0.69, bea…
S May 26 to May 29 2 days of insider sells: $1.2M by 2 insiders, avg $32.27

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

3 insiders sold $1.3M.
InstitutionsMIXED

Q2 2026: 27 added (0 new), 22 trimmed or exited.
AnalystsBULLISH

8 of 12 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
EstimatesRISING

Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.330 → $0.350 over 90 days. 0 up, 1 down in 30 days.
Short sellersBUILDING

Short interest +16.3% to 8.65M shares. 8.3 days to cover, ≈7.6% of shares.
TrendDOWNTREND

1% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exit

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	ADD	6,080,134	$223.0M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	ADD	1,296,926	$47.2M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	ADD	1,241,459	$45.2M
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	ADD	974,810	$35.5M
NORGES BANK	TRIM	922,648	$33.6M
Nuveen, LLC	TRIM	767,484	$27.9M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	TRIM	729,301	$26.5M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	DOUBLED	672,108	$24.5M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

12 analysts

Buy 67% rate it Buy or better

Strong Buy3Buy5Hold4Sell0Strong Sell0

12-month targets · 8 analysts

$34.25 $38.00 $39.00 $44.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +14%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Sep 21, 2026	Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Outperform
Sep 1, 2026	Wells Fargo MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Aug 24, 2026	Truist Securities MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Hold
Jul 30, 2026	Citigroup MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Neutral
Jul 28, 2026	Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Outperform
Jul 27, 2026	Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Outperform

Insider ledger

Form 4

bought · 0 insiders

$1.3M

sold · 3 insiders

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Aug 6, 2026	DENTON ROBERT L Director	CONVERT	1,000 sh
Jul 29, 2026	DENTON ROBERT L Director	CONVERT	0 sh
Jun 26, 2026	DENTON ROBERT L Director	CONVERT	0 sh
May 29, 2026	PICKETT C TAYLOR Director	SELL	$1.0M
May 26, 2026	DENTON ROBERT L Director	SELL	$127.0K
May 14, 2026	HAWKINS PHILIP L Director	AWARD	7,448 sh
May 14, 2026	DENTON ROBERT L Director	AWARD	3,803 sh
May 14, 2026	PICKETT C TAYLOR Director	AWARD	7,511 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates

Oct 29

reports in 3 days

$0.35

EPS estimate, this quarter

+6%

estimate change, 90 days

0↑ 1↓

revisions, 30 days

Current-quarter EPS estimate

$0.330

90d

$0.330

60d

$0.330

30d

$0.330

$0.350

Now

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	$0.35	$0.35–$0.35	+6.1%	$195.8M
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