Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Downgraded to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on CPT. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Camden Property Trust from $124.00 to $123.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research note on Monday, November 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Camden Property Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $116.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their target price on Camden Property Trust from $126.00 to $115.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.40.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

CPT opened at $109.51 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $106.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Camden Property Trust has a 1 year low of $97.17 and a 1 year high of $126.55. The stock has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.34, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.81.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $398.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $397.89 million. Camden Property Trust had a return on equity of 5.75% and a net margin of 17.15%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.71 EPS. Camden Property Trust has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.710-1.750 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 6.830-6.87 EPS. Analysts forecast that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Laurie Baker sold 531 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.79, for a total value of $58,298.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 96,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,626,134.94. This represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard J. Campo sold 5,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 295,556 shares in the company, valued at $32,573,226.76. This trade represents a 1.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 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 Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Highland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Camden Property Trust by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Highland Capital Management LLC now owns 24,767 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,791,000 after buying an additional 3,660 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Camden Property Trust by 1.5% in the 2nd 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 acquiring an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 2.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 3.0% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 5,331 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $601,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 14.7% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 22,169 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,498,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Camden Property Trust Company Profile

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.