Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $115.1563.

Several analysts recently weighed in on CPT shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.50 target price on Camden Property Trust in a research note on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Camden Property Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $116.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group upped their price target on Camden Property Trust from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $119.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th.

Insider Activity at Camden Property Trust

In other news, COO Laurie Baker sold 2,168 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.40, for a total transaction 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 approximately $10,240,331.20. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Heather J. Brunner sold 2,104 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.69, for a total transaction of $230,787.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,119,386.45. The trade was a 17.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 54,471 shares of company stock worth $5,978,379. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Camden Property Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Camden Property Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in Camden Property Trust in the third quarter worth $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Camden Property Trust by 524.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 281 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in Camden Property Trust during the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Camden Property Trust by 92.0% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Camden Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of CPT opened at $100.82 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.56 billion, a PE ratio of 28.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.69 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.14 and a quick ratio of 0.14. Camden Property Trust has a one year low of $96.53 and a one year high of $123.31. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $105.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.22.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by ($0.29). The firm had revenue of $396.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $393.05 million. Camden Property Trust had a net margin of 24.43% and a return on equity of 8.36%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Camden Property Trust announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 5.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $1.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. This is a positive change from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 119.77%.

Camden Property Trust Company 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.