1.58% volatility in COPT Defense Properties (CDP) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Friday, COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) opened lower -0.19% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $32.42. Price fluctuations for CDP have ranged from $22.20 to $32.49 over the past 52 weeks.

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A company in the Real Estate sector has jumped its sales by 3.95% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 284.36% at the time writing. With a float of $112.16 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $112.56 million.

In an organization with 410 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 33.92%, operating margin of 27.99%, and the pretax margin is -15.89%.

COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the REIT – Office industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of COPT Defense Properties is 0.43%, while institutional ownership is 104.34%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 10 ’24, was worth 29,407. In this transaction EVP & COO of this company bought 1,000 shares at a rate of $29.41, taking the stock ownership to the 2,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 14 ’24, when Company’s Director sold 4,523 for $24.58, making the entire transaction worth $111,192. This insider now owns 4,398 shares in total.

COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Performance Highlights and Predictions

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted -1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.27) by -2.21. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.32 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 284.36% per share during the next fiscal year.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for COPT Defense Properties (CDP). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.00. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 15.49.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.04, a number that is poised to hit 0.31 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.30 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of COPT Defense Properties (CDP)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.59 million. That was inferior than the volume of 0.84 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 93.44%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.50.

During the past 100 days, COPT Defense Properties’s (CDP) raw stochastic average was set at 98.34%, which indicates a significant increase from 93.59% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 12.88% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 16.27% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $30.04, while its 200-day Moving Average is $26.05. However, in the short run, COPT Defense Properties’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $32.48. Second resistance stands at $32.60. The third major resistance level sits at $32.70. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $32.27, it is likely to go to the next support level at $32.17. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $32.05.

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) Key Stats

There are currently 112,635K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.65 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 684,980 K according to its annual income of -73,470 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 187,340 K and its income totaled 35,110 K.