Head-To-Head Comparison: Camden Property Trust (CPT) & Its Peers

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) is one of 57 publicly-traded companies in the “Residential REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Camden Property Trust to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	20.80%	7.66%	3.56%
Camden Property Trust Competitors	9.71%	2.37%	2.33%

Volatility & Risk

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust’s competitors have a beta of 0.68, meaning that their average share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Camden Property Trust pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 188.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Camden Property Trust and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1	11	3	0	2.13
Camden Property Trust Competitors	623	3269	3381	147	2.41

Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $110.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies have a potential upside of 11.61%. Given Camden Property Trust’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Camden Property Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Camden Property Trust and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.57 billion	$384.46 million	9.33
Camden Property Trust Competitors	$774.54 million	$238.42 million	37.55

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Camden Property Trust Company Profile

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.