Contrasting Modiv Industrial (NYSE:MDV) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT)

Modiv Industrial (NYSE:MDV) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Modiv Industrial and Camden Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Modiv Industrial	-0.48%	-0.11%	-0.04%
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%

Volatility and Risk

Modiv Industrial has a beta of -0.32, indicating that its share price is 132% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.2% of Modiv Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Modiv Industrial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Modiv Industrial and Camden Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Modiv Industrial	$46.76 million	3.09	$6.02 million	($0.44)	-32.28
Camden Property Trust	$1.54 billion	7.04	$163.29 million	$1.43	71.09

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Modiv Industrial. Modiv Industrial 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Modiv Industrial and Camden Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Modiv Industrial	0	1	0	1	3.00
Camden Property Trust	2	9	6	0	2.24

Modiv Industrial presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.72%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $121.73, indicating a potential upside of 19.75%. Given Modiv Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Modiv Industrial is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Dividends

Modiv Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Modiv Industrial pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Modiv Industrial has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Modiv Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Modiv Industrial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Modiv Industrial

Modiv Industrial, Inc. is an internally managed REIT that is focused on single-tenant net-lease industrial manufacturing real estate. The Company actively acquires critical industrial manufacturing properties with long-term leases to tenants that fuel the national economy and strengthen the nation's supply chains.

About Camden Property Trust

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 500 Company, is a real estate company primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns and operates 172 properties containing 58,250 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company’s portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.