The stock of Camden Property Trust (CPT) has gone up by 1.98% for the week, with a 9.45% rise in the past month and a 0.27% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.05% for CPT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.98% for CPT stock, with a simple moving average of 6.03% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) Right Now?
Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 82.35x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.95. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CPT is 104.85M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.76% of that float. On February 28, 2025, the average trading volume of CPT was 793.77K shares.
CPT) stock’s latest price update
Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.76 in relation to its previous close of 121.10. However, the company has experienced a 1.98% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-25 that Passive beats active in most cases. REITs are an exception. I explain why I follow an active strategy when investing in REITs.
Analysts’ Opinion of CPT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CPT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for CPT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CPT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $138 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CPT reach a price target of $128, previously predicting the price at $129. The rating they have provided for CPT stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to CPT, setting the target price at $121 in the report published on November 13th of the previous year.
CPT Trading at 6.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CPT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.93%, as shares surge +11.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.89% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPT rose by +1.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $118.51. In addition, Camden Property Trust saw 6.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CPT starting from Laurie Baker, who proposed sale 2,308 shares at the price of $118.31 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Laurie Baker now owns shares of Camden Property Trust, valued at $273,069 using the latest closing price.
Baker Laurie, the EVP – Chief Operating Officer of Camden Property Trust, sale 2,308 shares at $118.38 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Baker Laurie is holding 78,558 shares at $273,221 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CPT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Camden Property Trust stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.38, with 1.79 for asset returns.
Based on Camden Property Trust (CPT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 885.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 172.45for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18.
Conclusion
To sum up, Camden Property Trust (CPT) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
