CPT vs. AVB, EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, UMH, AIV, and O
Should 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 Realty Income (O). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Camden Property Trust vs.
Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
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.
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.
Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AvalonBay Communities received 74 more outperform votes than Camden Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote.
Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Camden Property Trust pays out 385.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 87.2% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Camden Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Camden Property Trust and Camden Property Trust both had 20 articles in the media. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.35 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $129.94, suggesting a potential upside of 13.69%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $239.93, suggesting a potential upside of 20.12%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.
97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Camden Property Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CPT) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff