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

Vanderbilt University purchased a new position in Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. 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 have also recently made changes to their positions in CPT. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,453 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,257,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 2.4% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,573 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $926,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 5.5% during the second quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 2,785 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 127.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,294 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 1,287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 518.1% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 380,294 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $42,855,000 after buying an additional 318,764 shares during the last quarter. 97.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Camden Property Trust

In other news, COO Laurie Baker sold 2,168 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.40, for a total transaction of $235,011.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 94,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,240,331.20. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CPT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Camden Property Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $116.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $123.00 to $119.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Mizuho increased their price target on Camden Property Trust from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Camden Property Trust from $116.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $115.16.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

NYSE CPT opened at $100.77 on Wednesday. Camden Property Trust has a 52 week low of $96.53 and a 52 week high of $121.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 6.86 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $104.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.05.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.73 by ($0.29). Camden Property Trust had a net margin of 24.43% and a return on equity of 8.36%. The business had revenue of $396.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $393.05 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Camden Property Trust’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Camden Property Trust declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback 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 repurchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The firm 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 dividend of $1.06 per share. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This is an increase from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Camden Property Trust’s payout ratio is currently 119.77%.

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.