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

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $117.1471.

Several research firms have recently commented on CPT. Barclays lifted their target price on Camden Property Trust from $118.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $109.00 to $108.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price 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. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Camden Property Trust from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $124.00 to $123.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard J. Campo sold 5,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.21, for a total transaction of $617,176.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 295,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,573,226.76. This represents a 1.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Heather J. Brunner sold 2,104 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.69, for a total transaction of $230,787.76. Following the sale, the director owned 10,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,119,386.45. The trade was a 17.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 52,288 shares of company stock valued at $5,741,857 over the last ninety days. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Camden Property Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 384.1% in the third quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 28,279 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,020,000 after buying an additional 22,438 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Camden Property Trust by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 166,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,755,000 after buying an additional 11,983 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Camden Property Trust by 1.5% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 16,789 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,897,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. lifted its stake in Camden Property Trust by 2.4% during the third quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. now owns 214,028 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,854,000 after purchasing an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 558.0% during the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 46,671 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,984,000 after acquiring an additional 39,578 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

NYSE:CPT opened at $110.78 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $11.79 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.41 and a beta of 0.82. Camden Property Trust has a 12 month low of $97.17 and a 12 month high of $126.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $107.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.46.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last posted its 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 during 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 business’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $1.06 dividend. This is a boost from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 118.64%.

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.