COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer CDP or HLI?

In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 1.46 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
COPT Defense Properties	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Houlihan Lokey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CDP or HLI?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CDP or HLI more profitable?

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.00%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 20.04% beat COPT Defense Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
COPT Defense Properties	18.44%	9.07%	3.28%
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%

Do analysts rate CDP or HLI?

COPT Defense Properties presently has a consensus target price of $33.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus target price of $183.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.89%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
COPT Defense Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation and earnings, CDP or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
COPT Defense Properties	$753.27M	3.98	$138.93M	$1.23	21.62
Houlihan Lokey	$2.24B	4.86	$280.30M	$5.24	29.69

Which has more risk and volatility, CDP or HLI?

COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDP or HLI a better dividend stock?

COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. COPT Defense Properties pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDP or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey received 285 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 60.53% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
COPT Defense Properties	Outperform Votes 14 66.67%	Underperform Votes 7 33.33%
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 299 60.53%	Underperform Votes 195 39.47%

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats COPT Defense Properties on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.