Camden Property Trust (CPT) Competitors

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Is CPT or AVB more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 34.05% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 28.78%. Camden Property Trust's return on equity of 8.92% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	28.78%	8.92%	4.82%
AvalonBay Communities	34.05%	8.12%	4.61%

Which has better valuation and earnings, CPT or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.55B	7.78	$403.31M	$4.08	27.69
AvalonBay Communities	$2.77B	10.61	$928.83M	$6.72	30.72

Do analysts rate CPT or AVB?

Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $107.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.64%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $207.76, suggesting a potential upside of 0.63%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CPT or AVB?

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, 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CPT or AVB a better dividend stock?

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Camden Property Trust pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 101.2% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPT or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities received 79 more outperform votes than Camden Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.02% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 59.39% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Camden Property Trust	Outperform Votes 588 59.39%	Underperform Votes 402 40.61%
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 667 61.02%	Underperform Votes 426 38.98%

Does the media prefer CPT or AVB?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 5 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.45 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden Property Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvalonBay Communities	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CPT or AVB?

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Camden Property Trust on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.