Camden Property Trust (CPT) Competitors

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CPT or AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Camden Property Trust. American Homes 4 Rent 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.70	$163.29M	$1.43	77.79
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.48	$412.43M	$1.11	31.39

Is CPT or AMH more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.72% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 9.99%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.60% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%
American Homes 4 Rent	23.72%	5.60%	3.29%

Is CPT or AMH a better dividend stock?

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer CPT or AMH?

In the previous week, Camden Property Trust had 13 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Camden Property Trust and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.23 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden Property Trust	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Homes 4 Rent	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CPT or AMH?

Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $123.11, suggesting a potential upside of 10.67%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.99%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CPT or AMH?

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CPT or AMH?

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Camden Property Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.