Financial Review: Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) & Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM)

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Camden Property Trust and Kimco Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	22.32%	6.97%	3.78%
Kimco Realty	19.58%	3.68%	1.99%

Risk and Volatility

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Camden Property Trust and Kimco Realty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.55 billion	8.01	$403.31 million	$3.16	36.72
Kimco Realty	$1.96 billion	8.04	$654.27 million	$0.55	42.60

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimco Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Camden Property Trust and Kimco Realty, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	1	12	5	0	2.22
Kimco Realty	0	10	4	2	2.50

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $125.81, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Camden Property Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than Kimco Realty.

Dividends

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Camden Property Trust pays out 130.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimco Realty pays out 181.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Kimco Realty beats Camden Property Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Camden Property Trust

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. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company’s portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.

About Kimco Realty

Kimco Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in New Hyde Park, N.Y., that is one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers. As of December 31, 2018, the company owned interests in 437 U.S. shopping centers comprising 76 million square feet of leasable space primarily concentrated in the top major metropolitan markets.