Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) CAO Sells $18,324.67 in Stock

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) CAO Michael Gallagher sold 169 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.43, for a total transaction of $18,324.67. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 39,640 shares in the company, valued at $4,298,165.20. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

Shares of Camden Property Trust stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $108.54. 696,523 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,376,295. The company has a market cap of $11.22 billion, a PE ratio of 30.66, a PEG ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $108.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $106.37. Camden Property Trust has a twelve month low of $97.17 and a twelve month high of $126.55. 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 (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 business had revenue of $396.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $393.05 million. Camden Property Trust had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 24.43%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. Analysts forecast that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $1.06 per share. This is an increase from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio is 119.77%.

Camden Property Trust declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 5th that permits the company to buyback $600.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CPT. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Camden Property Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Evercore lowered their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $115.00 to $108.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of Camden Property Trust from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $142.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CPT. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 524.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 281 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in shares of Camden Property Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Camden Property Trust by 92.0% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

About Camden Property Trust

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.