Insider Selling: Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) CAO Sells $18,324.67 in Stock

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) CAO Michael Gallagher sold 169 shares of Camden Property Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.43, for a total value of $18,324.67. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 39,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,298,165.20. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CPT opened at $107.13 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $108.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.08 billion, a PE ratio of 30.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.19 and a beta of 0.82. Camden Property Trust has a fifty-two week low of $97.17 and a fifty-two week high of $126.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.14.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $393.05 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Camden Property Trust announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the real estate investment trust to purchase up to 5.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Camden Property Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. This is an increase from Camden Property Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 118.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on CPT. UBS Group lifted their target price on Camden Property Trust from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Camden Property Trust from $111.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Evercore reduced their price objective on Camden Property Trust from $115.00 to $108.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Camden Property Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Camden Property Trust from $118.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Six 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Camden Property Trust currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $117.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CPT. Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,536 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Camden Property Trust by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,452,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $380,035,000 after buying an additional 957,896 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Camden Property Trust by 259.1% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 128,004 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,091,000 after buying an additional 92,359 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Camden Property Trust by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 47,051 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,179,000 after buying an additional 2,806 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 22.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 351,574 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,339,000 after acquiring an additional 64,656 shares during the period. 97.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.