Financial Comparison: LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Camden Property Trust and LXP Industrial Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.57 billion	6.93	$163.29 million	$2.47	41.20
LXP Industrial Trust	$364.34 million	7.81	$44.53 million	$0.38	25.30

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

Risk & Volatility

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Camden Property Trust and LXP Industrial Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	2	9	6	0	2.24
LXP Industrial Trust	0	2	5	0	2.71

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $120.05, indicating a potential upside of 17.97%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 461.62%. Given LXP Industrial Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	9.99%	3.30%	1.74%
LXP Industrial Trust	24.07%	4.34%	2.30%

Dividends

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Camden Property Trust pays out 170.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and LXP Industrial Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. LXP Industrial Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

LXP Industrial Trust beats Camden Property Trust on 10 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 LXP Industrial Trust

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.