National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) Competitors

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CPT or NSA?

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CPT or NSA?

In the previous week, Camden Property Trust had 10 more articles in the media than National Storage Affiliates Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Camden Property Trust and 9 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's score of 1.75 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
National Storage Affiliates Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPT or NSA?

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. National Storage Affiliates Trust 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.70	$163.29M	$1.43	77.79
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$770.34M	3.32	$111.52M	$0.62	53.69

Is CPT or NSA more profitable?

Camden Property Trust has a net margin of 9.99% compared to National Storage Affiliates Trust's net margin of 8.92%. National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity of 4.91% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%
National Storage Affiliates Trust	8.92%	4.91%	1.28%

Do analysts prefer CPT or NSA?

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $123.11, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. National Storage Affiliates Trust has a consensus price target of $36.45, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Camden Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than National Storage Affiliates Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
National Storage Affiliates Trust	5 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more volatility and risk, CPT or NSA?

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CPT or NSA a better dividend stock?

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Camden Property Trust pays out 293.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 367.7% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and National Storage Affiliates Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.