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

Shares of Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have assigned a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $117.1912.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Camden Property Trust from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $108.00 to $106.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $118.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Camden Property Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, June 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 92.0% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust during the third quarter worth $32,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust during the second quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Camden Property Trust Trading Up 0.7%

CPT opened at $111.82 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The company has a market cap of $11.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.44 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.53. Camden Property Trust has a fifty-two week low of $96.53 and a fifty-two week high of $119.81.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.67 by ($1.49). Camden Property Trust had a net margin of 20.80% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The business had revenue of $396.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.88 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Camden Property Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.680-6.820 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.670-1.710 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Camden Property Trust will post 6.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Camden Property Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a $1.06 dividend. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 140.40%.

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.