Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC)

nbrger (< 20) Submitted: 5/26/2010 6:10:31 PM : Start Price: $33.43 OFC Score: -54.25

OFC specializes in providing office space for government agencies and contractors in the intelligence and security businesses . Their assets are focussed in those areas where there will be great growth in the next few years( e.g. Fort Meade MD area, N.Va., Aberdeen Md, etc)due to BRAC, new intel/security agencies and organic growth of existing agencies. Spook firms and agencies have to have clearances - including facilty clearances. This means special physical features that are required by the gov't. Most REITs don't do anything close to this and are dealing with regular office tenants. This is a totally different animal and COPT is unique in this arena.

Timbofittz88 (< 20) Submitted: 3/16/2010 7:28:04 PM : Start Price: $36.27 OFC Score: -51.62

I am LOVING REIT's right now!

jester112358 (29.57) Submitted: 11/18/2009 2:39:08 PM : Start Price: $30.04 OFC Score: +44.84

Lots of upcoming debt to rollover. Will they be able to extend and pretend? I think not.

ALPHADividend (96.28) Submitted: 4/16/2009 1:33:06 AM : Start Price: $25.45 OFC Score: +67.68

This company was individually screened to verify that during the boom years ('04-'08), their Balance Sheet expansion appeared excessive or at the very least aggressive. At some point or another, something's gotta give with this company. Income will start collapsing due to debt levels, and/or dividends will be slashed or removed, and/or significant losses will be realized. The chances of this being a growth company or having significant growth is heavily muted due to its dividend paying obligations at the current levels of today.
This company was personally found after using a screener. The screener yielded many companies that often relate to the energy/commodity industry, or FIRE (financial insurance real estate).

google screener options:
Market cap over 400M
Dividend yield over 2%
1 Year price change better than -35%
price to book 0.9 or higher
total debt/assets (recent qtr) greater than 50%
total debt/equity (recent qtr) greater than 50%
13 week price change greater than 10%

After individually screening for companies appearing overvalued due to Balance sheet expansion, it yielded the following stocks to short:
EPE NRGP NRGY OFC EV EPB CNK ASCA MAA EVR

For the heavy shorting within the energy sector as part of the above picks, I will offset them with the following longs relating to energy/commodities:
LONG on PBT, BPT, SJT, GCC

Jimboski93 (< 20) Submitted: 3/31/2009 11:26:55 AM : Start Price: $20.46 OFC Score: -58.21

DC focus will benefit from expanded government. Did not experience major increases in rents, so will not fall as far.

badmanner (95.02) Submitted: 10/8/2008 10:09:31 AM : Start Price: $24.62 OFC Score: -43.04

rally picks

BonusCash (25.53) Submitted: 5/1/2008 11:51:08 PM : Start Price: $31.07 OFC Score: +25.20

They are overdue for a decent-sized correction. Too much valuation for too little of earnings.

TheRupturedDuck (32.60) Submitted: 4/16/2008 10:24:37 PM : Start Price: $29.69 OFC Score: +25.46

From my short ideas/valuation screen

thearistocrats (73.17) Submitted: 3/2/2008 9:44:47 PM : Start Price: $24.89 OFC Score: +13.77

overvalued

detroitlions (72.19) Submitted: 1/31/2008 1:22:11 PM : Start Price: $26.01 OFC Score: -15.22

A good REIT. Market oversold anything dealing with real estate. Pays a 4.2 dividend.

menachem18 (59.27) Submitted: 12/25/2007 11:36:40 PM : Start Price: $26.39 OFC Score: -8.07

This company will likely avoid the housing market meltdown. If only because it deals in office and commercial properties not residential real estate.

However it is carrying a large debt load. This can be very bad given the credit market crunch that we are experiencing. If it needs to refinance any of its holdings it may not be able to find the financing it wants.

What I like about this company is that they are still paying dividends. Some REIT's have stopped paying dividends and abandoned their REIT status. If the FED continues to lower interest rates then their regularly increasing dividend will make them more attractive.

WBDisciple (51.12) Submitted: 11/2/2007 4:16:05 PM : Start Price: $30.63 OFC Score: +19.65

Poor achievement.
Pay more dividends than earnings.
Incredibly high P/E above 100. Projected P/E above 90.

1 Year or two goal!!

MCKIrobert (98.62) Submitted: 4/4/2007 9:10:44 AM : Start Price: $37.45 OFC Score: +37.62

just wait until commercial property starts following residential property down the drain...

iowa929 (< 20) Submitted: 3/16/2007 12:30:54 PM : Start Price: $38.06 OFC Score: -42.08

I believe Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc. has a great selection of commercial property, and will continue its profitability as long as the economy avoids a major recession. I also think the sector downturn has made COPT a good value.

JustWhatMatters (47.04) Submitted: 3/12/2007 11:43:38 PM : Start Price: $38.77 OFC Score: +42.48

Overpriced and insiders are bailing out.