Camden Property Trust (CPT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, AMH or CPT?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMH or CPT more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.41% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 7.62%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 5.45% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.41%	5.45%	3.21%
Camden Property Trust	7.62%	2.47%	1.32%

Is AMH or CPT a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 111.1% 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 pays out 385.3% 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the media favor AMH or CPT?

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 1 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 10 mentions for Camden Property Trust. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Camden Property Trust's score of 1.35 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camden Property Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AMH or CPT?

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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.73B	7.78	$412.43M	$1.08	33.65
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.90	$163.29M	$1.09	104.77

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

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

Do analysts rate AMH or CPT?

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus price target of $40.90, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus price target of $129.28, suggesting a potential upside of 13.20%. Given Camden Property Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Camden Property Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

American Homes 4 Rent beats Camden Property Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.