Head-To-Head Contrast: Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BOWFF)

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BOWFF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Camden Property Trust pays out 293.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Camden Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Camden Property Trust and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.54 billion	7.39	$163.29 million	$1.43	74.70
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust	$440.33 million	5.69	$429.28 million	$3.43	14.86

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Camden Property Trust. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Camden Property Trust and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1	11	5	0	2.24
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $124.9412, suggesting a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Camden Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Camden Property Trust and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust	52.90%	6.79%	3.81%

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Camden Property Trust

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 500 Company, is a real estate company primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns and operates 172 properties containing 58,250 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company’s portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.

About Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust

Boardwalk REIT strives to be Canada’s friendliest community provider and is a leading owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Providing homes in more than 200 communities, with over 34,000 residential suites totaling over 29 million net rentable square feet, Boardwalk has a proven long-term track record of building better communities, where love always lives. Our three-tiered and distinct brands: Boardwalk Living, Boardwalk Communities, and Boardwalk Lifestyle, cater to a large diverse demographic and has evolved to capture the life cycle of all Resident Members. Boardwalk’s disciplined approach to capital allocation, acquisition, development, purposeful re-positioning, and management of apartment communities allows the Trust to provide its brand of community across Canada creating exceptional Resident Member experiences. Differentiated by its peak performance culture, Boardwalk is committed to delivering exceptional service, product quality and experience to our Resident Members who reward us with high retention and market leading operating results, which in turn, lead to higher free cash flow and investment returns, stable monthly distributions, and value creation for all our stakeholders. Boardwalk REIT’s Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol BEI.UN.