Camden Property Trust (CPT) versus Its Peers Head to Head Comparison

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) is one of 57 publicly-traded companies in the “Residential REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Camden Property Trust to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust’s rivals have a beta of 0.68, indicating that their average share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Camden Property Trust pays out 140.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 248.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Camden Property Trust and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.57 billion	$384.46 million	34.32
Camden Property Trust Competitors	$779.77 million	$238.42 million	37.34

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Residential REITs” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Camden Property Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	20.80%	7.66%	3.56%
Camden Property Trust Competitors	9.75%	2.37%	2.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Camden Property Trust and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1	11	3	0	2.13
Camden Property Trust Competitors	619	3262	3378	147	2.41

Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $111.62, indicating a potential upside of 7.69%. As a group, “Residential REITs” companies have a potential upside of 11.16%. Given Camden Property Trust’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Camden Property Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

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 58,250 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company’s portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.