Vanderbilt University Invests $802,000 in Camden Property Trust $CPT

Vanderbilt University purchased a new stake in shares of Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,286 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $802,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 6,074 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $669,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Intact Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 700 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Norinchukin Bank The increased its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 11,178 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 14,319 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,615,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,719 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Camden Property Trust Stock Performance

Camden Property Trust stock opened at $100.77 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 6.86 and a beta of 0.83. Camden Property Trust has a fifty-two week low of $96.53 and a fifty-two week high of $121.33.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business’s revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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 fiscal year.

Camden Property Trust announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $1.06 dividend. 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 4.2%. This is an increase from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Camden Property Trust’s payout ratio is presently 119.77%.

Insider Activity at Camden Property Trust

In other news, COO Laurie Baker sold 2,168 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.40, for a total value of $235,011.20. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 94,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,240,331.20. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CPT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price target on Camden Property Trust from $119.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Camden Property Trust from $109.00 to $108.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Piper Sandler set a $108.00 price objective on Camden Property Trust in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $115.16.

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.