Head-To-Head Contrast: Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT)

Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Dividends

Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Centerspace pays out -171.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Centerspace has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Centerspace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Centerspace and Camden Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerspace	-9.13%	-2.81%	-1.27%
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%

Risk & Volatility

Centerspace has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerspace	1	5	3	1	2.40
Camden Property Trust	2	9	6	0	2.24

Centerspace currently has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus price target of $121.61, indicating a potential upside of 22.21%. Given Camden Property Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than Centerspace.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Centerspace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centerspace and Camden Property Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centerspace	$267.08 million	3.72	-$10.69 million	($1.80)	-32.90
Camden Property Trust	$1.54 billion	6.89	$163.29 million	$1.43	69.59

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Centerspace. Centerspace 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.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Centerspace on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centerspace

Centerspace is an owner and operator of apartment communities committed to providing great homes by focusing on integrity and serving others. Founded in 1970, as of September 30, 2023, Centerspace owned interests in 71 apartment communities consisting of 12,785 apartment homes located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Centerspace was named a Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year in 2023 by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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.