Camden Stock Rallies 7.3% in Three Months: Will It Continue to Gain?

Shares of Camden Property Trust CPT have risen 7.3% over the past three months compared with the industry’s 3.1% growth.

The residential REIT is well-positioned to benefit from healthy renter demand for its properties in the high-growth markets of the United States amid favorable demographic trends and high homeownership costs.

The company’s diversification efforts in urban and suburban markets are likely to drive stable revenues. Its focus on leveraging technology to drive margin expansion is encouraging. A strong development pipeline, backed by a healthy balance sheet position, augurs well for long-term growth.

Factors Behind CPT’s Stock Price Rise

Camden focuses on high-growth markets with affluent resident demographics, supporting consistent rental income. These regions benefit from strong job creation in high-paying industries and sustained in-migration. At the same time, elevated homeownership costs are limiting renters’ ability to buy homes, making apartment living an attractive alternative. Together, these dynamics position Camden favorably for continued growth.

Camden boasts a diversified portfolio of primarily A/B quality properties across both urban and suburban markets. Its assets are spread throughout the United States, with approximately 41% in urban locations and 59% in suburban communities. This balanced exposure across geographies and price points helps reduce volatility and supports stable, recurring rental revenues.

Camden is leveraging technology, scale and organizational capabilities to drive margin expansion in its portfolio. Such efforts are likely to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs, aiding net operating income (NOI) growth.

To enhance its overall portfolio quality, Camden has been restructuring its portfolio by disposing of non-core assets and using the proceeds for value-accretive investments through acquisitions, development and redevelopment over the years. The company is optimizing its portfolio by increasing suburban exposure. In the next few years, the developments underway are expected to deliver meaningful incremental NOI upon completion and stabilization and are expected to fuel revenue growth.

Camden has a healthy balance sheet with ample liquidity, positioning it well to capitalize on long-term growth opportunities. As of Sept. 30, 2025, the company had around $796.3 million in liquidity. In the third quarter of 2025, its net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDAre was 4.2 times, and unencumbered assets to NOI were 93.8%. Moreover, the investment-grade credit ratings of A3(Stable) and A-(Stable) from Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings, respectively, enable it to procure debt financing at an attractive cost.

Risks Likely to Affect CPT’s Positive Trend

An elevated supply of apartment units in some markets and portfolio concentration in certain regions raise concerns for Camden. High interest expenses add to the company’s woes.

Stocks to Consider

Some better-ranked stocks from the broader REIT sector are Digital Realty Trust DLR and Host Hotels & Resorts HST, each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DLR’s 2026 FFO per share is pegged at $7.91, which indicates year-over-year growth of 7.6%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for HST’s full-year FFO per share is pinned at $2.04, which calls for a marginal decrease from the year-ago period.

Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO), a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.

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