For the quarter ended March 2025, COPT Defense (CDP) reported revenue of $187.86 million, down 2.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $185.72 million, representing a surprise of +1.15%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how COPT Defense performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Revenues from real estate operations: $177.60 million versus $171.43 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.1% change.
- Revenues- Construction contract and other service: $10.26 million compared to the $14.29 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -61.4% year over year.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.31 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $0.32.
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Shares of COPT Defense have returned -3.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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