Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) & Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Financial Comparison

Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Plymouth Industrial REIT and Camden Property Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$200.68 million	4.74	$13.66 million	$0.43	48.77
Camden Property Trust	$1.54 billion	7.37	$403.31 million	$4.08	26.15

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plymouth Industrial REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Plymouth Industrial REIT and Camden Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1	1	3	0	2.40
Camden Property Trust	2	9	6	0	2.24

Plymouth Industrial REIT presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.22%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $108.03, indicating a potential upside of 1.25%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Dividends

Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 223.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plymouth Industrial REIT has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plymouth Industrial REIT	11.42%	4.74%	1.57%
Camden Property Trust	28.78%	8.92%	4.82%

Risk & Volatility

Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Plymouth Industrial REIT

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.

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 58,634 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 4 properties currently under development, the Company's portfolio will increase to 59,800 apartment homes in 176 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 16 consecutive years, most recently ranking #33.