Live Earnings Conference Call: Camden Property Trust will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 2, 2025 at 11:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Camden Property Trust's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Camden Property Trust (CPT) Competitors $114.98 +1.18 (+1.04%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.15 +0.17 (+0.15%) As of 06:15 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CPT vs. AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, UMH, AIV, and SPGShould you be buying Camden Property Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Camden Property Trust include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Simon Property Group (SPG). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. Camden Property Trust vs. AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Equity LifeStyle Properties UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management Simon Property Group AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media prefer AVB or CPT? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 7 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 18 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.22 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Camden Property Trust 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is AVB or CPT a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust pays out 280.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is AVB or CPT more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 10.58%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.15% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities37.13% 9.15% 5.15% Camden Property Trust 10.58%3.35%1.82% Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVB or CPT? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Camden Property Trust. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.21$1.08B$7.5927.54Camden Property Trust$1.54B8.10$163.29M$1.5076.65 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVB or CPT? AvalonBay Communities received 75 more outperform votes than Camden Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 58.03% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes67560.11% Underperform Votes44839.89% Camden Property TrustOutperform Votes60058.03% Underperform Votes43441.97% Do analysts recommend AVB or CPT? AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus price target of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 14.47%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus price target of $127.61, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Camden Property Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32 Which has more risk & volatility, AVB or CPT? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVB or CPT? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Camden Property Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Camden Property Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCamden Property TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.51B$6.94B$11.10B$18.96BDividend Yield3.68%7.06%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio76.6559.3822.1032.87Price / Sales8.108.3826.3128.03Price / Cash17.3017.3217.6017.52Price / Book2.581.662.674.47Net Income$163.29M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.86%1.31%0.72%0.59%1 Month Performance-6.47%-5.62%-0.58%-3.54%1 Year Performance14.38%3.61%537.58%3.80% Camden Property Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPTCamden Property Trust4.1273 of 5 stars$114.98+1.0%$127.61+11.0%+16.7%$12.51B$1.54B76.651,650Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1955 of 5 stars$201.90-0.7%$237.47+17.6%+11.2%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings ReportPositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.5246 of 5 stars$67.59-1.0%$78.51+16.2%+10.4%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0759 of 5 stars$154.98-1.3%$168.76+8.9%+24.2%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.065 of 5 stars$271.23-1.5%$307.11+13.2%+15.9%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.3617 of 5 stars$121.19-1.7%$135.70+12.0%+15.7%$15.46B$3.20B65.167,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓UDRUDR4.3463 of 5 stars$40.78-1.2%$46.12+13.1%+13.7%$13.51B$1.67B163.121,330Earnings ReportELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.942 of 5 stars$64.39-1.4%$74.20+15.2%+6.3%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.4742 of 5 stars$17.04-1.4%$21.17+24.2%+12.9%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsAIVApartment Investment and Management1.5998 of 5 stars$7.63-2.6%N/A+2.0%$1.08B$208.68M-4.4160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSPGSimon Property Group4.1747 of 5 stars$147.58-1.9%$181.39+22.9%+13.3%$48.15B$5.96B20.333,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Competitors EQR Competitors MAA Competitors ESS Competitors SUI Competitors UDR Competitors ELS Competitors UMH Competitors AIV Competitors SPG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CPT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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