COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor HST or CDP?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 20 more articles in the media than COPT Defense Properties. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 8 mentions for COPT Defense Properties. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.62 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	7 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
COPT Defense Properties	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HST or CDP more profitable?

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.31% beat COPT Defense Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.31%	5.51%
COPT Defense Properties	18.44%	9.07%	3.28%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HST or CDP?

Host Hotels & Resorts received 37 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 48.54% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 50 48.54%	Underperform Votes 53 51.46%
COPT Defense Properties	Outperform Votes 13 65.00%	Underperform Votes 7 35.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, HST or CDP?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HST or CDP?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HST or CDP?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than COPT Defense Properties. Host Hotels & Resorts 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.01	$740M	$0.99	16.51
COPT Defense Properties	$753.27M	4.00	$138.93M	$1.23	21.76

Do analysts recommend HST or CDP?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $20.54, indicating a potential upside of 25.71%. COPT Defense Properties has a consensus target price of $32.88, indicating a potential upside of 22.82%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than COPT Defense Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
COPT Defense Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is HST or CDP a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 80.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. COPT Defense Properties pays out 95.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats COPT Defense Properties on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.