Heartland Advisors Inc. Acquires 64,255 Shares of Camden Property Trust $CPT

Heartland Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) by 52.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 187,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 64,255 shares during the quarter. Camden Property Trust makes up 0.9% of Heartland Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Heartland Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Camden Property Trust were worth $18,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new position in Camden Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $202,304,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Camden Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $154,587,000. Viking Global Investors LP boosted its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 41.6% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 1,130,718 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 38.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,452,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $380,035,000 after purchasing an additional 957,896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 64.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,113,896 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $232,698,000 after purchasing an additional 825,769 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on CPT. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $106.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Camden Property Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Camden Property Trust from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Camden Property Trust in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Camden Property Trust from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $115.48.

Camden Property Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:CPT opened at $112.89 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $110.92 and its 200-day moving average is $107.23. Camden Property Trust has a 1-year low of $96.53 and a 1-year high of $119.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.71 and a beta of 0.78.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.12. Camden Property Trust had a net margin of 24.69% and a return on equity of 8.71%. The business had revenue of $390.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $378.11 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. Camden Property Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.690 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Camden Property Trust will post 6.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Camden Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Camden Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 118.44%.

Camden Property Trust 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.