Camden Property Trust
CPT Real Estate · REIT - ResidentialNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
Read the filings with three cautions. First, the annual revenue series supplied here does not reconcile with net income: 2025 revenues are shown as $12.97 million against net income of $384.46 million, and the series falls from $954.5 million in 2018 to $3.45 million in 2023 before rising to $12.97 million. These figures cannot plausibly represent total property revenue for a company of this size, so readers may want to check the XBRL tag definitions in the 10-K rather than rely on the revenue trend. Net income is more consistent with the filing narrative. It rose from $163.29 million in 2024 to $384.46 million in 2025, a change of about 135%, but the 2022 figure of $653.61 million and the 2023 figure of $403.31 million show that annual results swing with property sales and other one-time items. Second, the 0.2% same-store revenue increase is modest, and the leadership change adds execution uncertainty during a period of heavy capital activity. Third, the risk factors cover debt maturities, with $663.8 million of other debt obligations due over the next twelve months in addition to commercial paper borrowings of $358.8 million, and a revolving credit facility now extended to March 2030. Taken together, the filings show a company raising equity, repurchasing shares, issuing debt, and disposing of properties at the same time. No forensic scores were provided for this synthesis, so this write-up draws no conclusion about accounting quality from them. Readers may want to look at the cash flow statement and Item 7 of the 10-K to see how these flows net out.
Catalyst.Management attributes Q1 2026 results to a $68.1 million gain on sale of an operating property, including land, and reports same-store revenues up about 0.2% versus Q1 2025, driven mainly by higher other income. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $42.4 million, compared with $38.8 million a year earlier. The company owned, operated, or was developing 174 properties with 59,416 apartment homes as of March 31, 2026, and had three properties under construction with 1,162 homes, with an estimated $176.6 million still to be spent. In April 2026 it acquired two communities for about $171.3 million and created a $500.0 million at-the-market equity program. Leadership changed in March 2026, with Alexander J. Jessett named Chief Executive Officer.
Hidden risk.The headline profit depends on non-recurring items. Other non-operating expenses rose by about $59.1 million, mainly due to settling a class action and an impairment on technology investments. A binding term sheet commits the company to pay $53.0 million to resolve the RealPage revenue-management litigation. Capital is moving in both directions at once: the company repurchased roughly $422.9 million of its shares across January, February and March, and April 2026, while also arranging a $500.0 million equity program and having issued $600.0 million of 4.90% senior notes due 2036. Risk factors also flag rent-control laws and average lease terms of about fourteen months, which allow residents to leave with little notice.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 5.2M
- Change since Aug 31
- +21.7%
- Days to cover
- 4.5
What it tells us
A noticeable minority of traders is betting that CPT shares will fall.
Short sellers added to their bets: shares sold short grew 21.7% since the Aug 31 report.
At normal trading volume, short sellers would need about 4.5 days to buy back every borrowed share.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Annual report, quarterly reports & proxy statement
The annual report (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q), proxy statement (DEF 14A) and current reports (8-K) Camden Property Trust filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
- Aug 31, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 1.01: Signed a material agreement; Item 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Aug 3, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Jul 31, 202610-QQuarterly report0EDGAR →
- Jul 30, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- May 1, 202610-QQuarterly report (2026-03-31)Period: 2026-03-310EDGAR →
- Apr 30, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-04-28)Item 1.01: Signed a material agreement0EDGAR →
- Apr 30, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-04-30)Item 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- Apr 9, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-04-07)Item 1.01: Signed a material agreement; Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)0EDGAR →
- Mar 27, 2026DEF 14AProxy statement (2025-12-31)0EDGAR →
- Feb 12, 202610-KAnnual report (2025-12-31)Period: 2025-12-310EDGAR →
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