Insider Selling: Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Director Sells 1,853 Shares of Stock

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT - Get Free Report) Director Heather J. Brunner sold 1,853 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.50, for a total transaction of $212,168.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,537 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,206,486.50. The trade was a 14.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Camden Property Trust Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:CPT traded up $0.74 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $111.05. The stock had a trading volume of 882,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 879,288. The company has a market capitalization of $11.85 billion, a PE ratio of 35.14, a PEG ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm's fifty day moving average is $119.22 and its 200 day moving average is $118.52. Camden Property Trust has a 12 month low of $90.50 and a 12 month high of $127.69.

Camden Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. Camden Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 130.38%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CPT. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Camden Property Trust by 5.0% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,379 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Doliver Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Camden Property Trust by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Doliver Advisors LP now owns 1,801 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Camden Property Trust by 42.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 428 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in Camden Property Trust by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 31,349 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,420,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in Camden Property Trust by 1.6% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 9,294 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,148,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. 97.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CPT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Camden Property Trust from $131.00 to $127.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Mizuho dropped their target price on Camden Property Trust from $129.00 to $125.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Camden Property Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $129.00 to $128.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Camden Property Trust in a report on Friday, October 11th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $123.00 price objective for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of Camden Property Trust in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $126.75.

Camden Property Trust Company Profile

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.

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