Boston Trust Walden Corp Lowers Stock Position in Camden Property Trust $CPT

Boston Trust Walden Corp reduced its stake in Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 452,238 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 7,316 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned about 0.43% of Camden Property Trust worth $49,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Camden Property Trust by 84.7% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 102,245 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,250,000 after purchasing an additional 46,882 shares in the last quarter. Optas LLC purchased a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $275,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Camden Property Trust by 46.6% in the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 2,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 923 shares in the last quarter. Vert Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,150,000. Finally, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY purchased a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. 97.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Laurie Baker sold 2,168 shares of Camden Property Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.40, for a total value of $235,011.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 94,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,240,331.20. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

CPT opened at $102.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $103.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.14 and a quick ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $10.73 billion, a PE ratio of 28.95, a P/E/G ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 0.83. Camden Property Trust has a 1 year low of $96.53 and a 1 year high of $121.33.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.73 by ($0.29). The company had revenue of $396.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $393.05 million. Camden Property Trust had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 24.43%.Camden Property Trust’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. Camden Property Trust has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.900 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Camden Property Trust will post 6.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Camden Property Trust declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, February 5th that allows the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a $1.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is a boost from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Camden Property Trust’s payout ratio is presently 119.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CPT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.50 price target on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Camden Property Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $119.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $115.16.

Camden Property Trust Profile

Camden Property Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership, development and management of multifamily residential communities across the United States. The company’s core business activities include acquiring land for new construction, overseeing the design and development of garden-style and mid-rise apartment communities, and providing ongoing property management services. Camden’s asset management team focuses on maintaining high occupancy levels, resident satisfaction and operational efficiency through consistent leasing, maintenance and community engagement programs.

Camden’s portfolio encompasses a geographically diversified mix of properties located primarily in high-growth Sun Belt and major metropolitan markets.