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Camden Property Trust (CPT)

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Camden Property Trust is a US-based landlord that owns, manages, and develops high-quality apartment communities in major cities.

$110.81

Is Camden Property Trust a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Camden Property Trust is a US-based landlord that owns, manages, and develops high-quality apartment communities in major cities.

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Price-3.7%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-0% past year
$110.81
Low $96.53High $119.81
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Camden Property Trust
$963-4%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$10.98B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.16M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$108.96 – $113.24
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$96.53 – $119.81
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
36.6
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
3.8%
Why has it been moving?▼ -0% past week · ▼ -0% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Successful expansion into new, high-growth US cities.

The bear case

Long-term shift in working habits reduces the need for city-centre apartments.

What does Camden Property Trust do?

Think of Camden as a professional landlord that focuses on building and running large apartment complexes across the United States. Camden collects monthly rent from thousands of tenants and keeps its properties well-maintained. The trend in demand for city-centre living is what to follow, since it directly affects how much rent they can charge and how many of their flats stay occupied.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on quality and income, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 24Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 51Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 10Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 46Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 49
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Steady income stream through regular dividend payments
  • High profit margins compared to many other industries
  • Lower volatility than the broader stock market
What to watch
  • Value screens low (24/100)
  • Growth screens low (10/100)
  • Rising interest rates make borrowing money for new projects more expensive
  • Economic downturns can lead to tenants struggling to pay rent
  • Overbuilding in specific regions can lead to empty apartments

What do Camden Property Trust's numbers mean?

P/E
31.4
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a higher number suggests investors expect future growth.
Dividend yield
3.8%
This is the annual cash payout to shareholders as a percentage of the share price, acting like a regular income stream from your investment.
Beta
0.8
This measures how much the share price tends to wobble compared to the wider market; a number below 1 suggests it is generally less jumpy than average.
Net margin
24.5%
This reveals how much of every pound in rent actually stays in the company's pocket as profit after all their bills are paid.

How much money does Camden Property Trust make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$99.13M$198.25M$297.38M$396.51MQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
61.7%
Net margin
20.6%
Return on equity
7.9%

Does Camden Property Trust pay a dividend?

Yes - Camden Property Trust currently pays a dividend of about 3.8% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Camden Property Trust?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$124$111$96today · $111▲ Bull · $119• Base · $111▼ Bear · $102in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Interest rates stabilise, making property ownership cheaper to finance.
Base
-2% to +2%Rental income remains steady with typical occupancy levels.
Bear
-5% to -10%A sudden rise in unemployment leads to more tenants moving out.

What are the pros and cons of Camden Property Trust?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Steady income stream through regular dividend payments
  • High profit margins compared to many other industries
  • Lower volatility than the broader stock market
The catch3
  • Revenue has seen a slight dip recently
  • High valuation metrics suggest investors have high expectations
  • Heavy reliance on the health of the US housing market
Key risks3
  • Rising interest rates make borrowing money for new projects more expensive
  • Economic downturns can lead to tenants struggling to pay rent
  • Overbuilding in specific regions can lead to empty apartments
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

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