COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors

COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

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

60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CDP or JEF a better dividend stock?

COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDP or JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group received 603 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 53.47% of users gave Jefferies Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
COPT Defense Properties	Outperform Votes 14 66.67%	Underperform Votes 7 33.33%
Jefferies Financial Group	Outperform Votes 617 53.47%	Underperform Votes 537 46.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, CDP or JEF?

COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDP or JEF more profitable?

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Jefferies Financial Group's net margin of 10.57%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.07% beat Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
COPT Defense Properties	18.44%	9.07%	3.28%
Jefferies Financial Group	10.57%	7.92%	1.26%

Does the media refer more to CDP or JEF?

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 30 more articles in the media than COPT Defense Properties. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 7 mentions for COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Jefferies Financial Group's score of 0.75 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jefferies Financial Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, CDP or JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. Jefferies Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COPT Defense Properties, 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	4.07	$138.93M	$1.23	22.12
Jefferies Financial Group	$10.52B	1.22	$743.38M	$2.98	20.88

Do analysts prefer CDP or JEF?

COPT Defense Properties currently has a consensus price target of $33.43, indicating a potential upside of 22.87%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus price target of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.16%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Jefferies Financial Group.

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
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

COPT Defense Properties beats Jefferies Financial Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.