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Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) 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.

It is set to report its Q4 2024 earnings on Jan. 30, 2025. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post revenues of $390.52 million, up from $387.59 million in the previous year.

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If You Bought Camden Property Trust Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $74.41 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 134 shares. Currently, shares trade at $122.14, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $16,414 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Camden Property Trust also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Camden Property Trust's dividend yield is currently 3.36%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $36.48 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $4,903 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $16,414 and $4,903, the final value of your investment is $21,317. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Camden Property Trust stock 10 years ago. This translates to a total return of 113.17%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 233.08%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Camden Property Trust has a consensus rating of "Neutral" and a price target of $119.75 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The price target implies a nearly 2% potential downside from the current stock price. For further details, check out this article by Benzinga for insights from 15 analysts on Camden Property Trust.

On Oct. 31, the company announced its Q3 2024 earnings, posting an adjusted EPS of $0.33, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.37 and revenues of $387.20 million, compared to the consensus of $389.39 million, as reported by Benzinga.

For Q4, the company projects EPS in the $0.34-$0.38 range and core FFO of $1.68-$1.72. For the full year, the company expects EPS of $1.46-$1.50 and core FFO of $6.79-$6.83.

Given no expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Camden Property Trust stock attractive. Conversely, the stock can be a good option for income-focused investors who benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 3.36%.

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