Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) & Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Dividends

Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. 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.

Risk and Volatility

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimco Realty	0	11	4	2	2.47
Camden Property Trust	1	12	5	0	2.22

Kimco Realty presently has a consensus target price of $24.84, suggesting a potential upside of 7.22%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $125.81, suggesting a potential upside of 7.46%. Given Camden Property Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than Kimco Realty.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kimco Realty and Camden Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimco Realty	$1.96 billion	7.96	$654.27 million	$0.55	42.13
Camden Property Trust	$1.55 billion	8.08	$403.31 million	$3.16	37.05

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 and Institutional Ownership

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.