Camden Property Trust (CPT) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT):

• 2/20/2025 – Camden Property Trust was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 2/19/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $126.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $130.00 to $135.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/12/2025 – Camden Property Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/10/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $121.00 to $123.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $118.00 to $127.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $121.00 to $122.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $138.00 to $126.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $127.00 to $120.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $121.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Camden Property Trust had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $129.00 to $125.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Camden Property Trust Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of CPT opened at $121.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.84, a PEG ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.14 and a quick ratio of 0.15. Camden Property Trust has a 1-year low of $92.26 and a 1-year high of $127.69. The company has a 50-day moving average of $115.04 and a 200 day moving average of $119.35.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.05. Camden Property Trust had a return on equity of 3.35% and a net margin of 10.58%. On average, research analysts expect that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 EPS for the current year.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $1.05 per share. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.03. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 274.67%.

Insider Activity

In other Camden Property Trust news, CEO Richard J. Campo sold 1,043 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.06, for a total transaction of $114,792.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 299,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,918,065.52. This represents a 0.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Heather J. Brunner sold 1,853 shares of Camden Property Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total transaction of $212,168.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,537 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,206,486.50. The trade was a 14.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 25,413 shares of company stock worth $2,895,718. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Camden Property Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. National Pension Service acquired a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Camden Property Trust by 76.6% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 226 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC increased its position in Camden Property Trust by 87.0% during the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 245 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Bellwether Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

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.