Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.640-1.680 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.870. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Camden Property Trust also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 6.600-6.900 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CPT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler set a $108.00 target price on Camden Property Trust in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $126.00 to $115.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Camden Property Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Camden Property Trust has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.34.

Camden Property Trust Price Performance

CPT traded down $2.26 during trading on Thursday, reaching $106.45. The stock had a trading volume of 1,910,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,396,297. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $107.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $106.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.49 and a beta of 0.82. Camden Property Trust has a 1-year low of $97.17 and a 1-year high of $126.55.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.73 by ($0.29). The firm had revenue of $396.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $393.05 million. Camden Property Trust had a net margin of 17.15% and a return on equity of 5.75%. 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 analysts anticipate that Camden Property Trust will post 6.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Camden Property Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.05 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 17th. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 170.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Camden Property Trust

In related news, COO Laurie Baker sold 531 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.79, for a total transaction of $58,298.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 96,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,626,134.94. This represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Alexander J. Jessett sold 5,627 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.69, for a total value of $617,225.63. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 141,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,556,345.49. This trade represents a 3.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 52,288 shares of company stock valued at $5,741,857 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Camden Property Trust by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,563,663 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $815,470,000 after purchasing an additional 111,215 shares in the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP raised its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 41.6% during the third quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 3,846,740 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $410,755,000 after buying an additional 1,130,718 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 5.0% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,494,459 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $266,358,000 after buying an additional 119,401 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,737,819 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $185,564,000 after acquiring an additional 315,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in shares of Camden Property Trust by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 742,020 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $79,233,000 after acquiring an additional 172,008 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

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.