Camden Property Trust Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) last week reported its latest quarterly results, which makes it a good time for investors to dive in and see if the business is performing in line with expectations. Revenues were in line with forecasts, at US$266m, although statutory earnings per share came in 11% below what the analysts expected, at US$0.43 per share. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.
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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus, from the eleven analysts covering Camden Property Trust, is for revenues of US$1.04b in 2020, which would reflect a perceptible 2.2% reduction in Camden Property Trust's sales over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to decline 15% to US$1.92 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$1.04b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.96 in 2020. So it looks like there's been a small decline in overall sentiment after the recent results - there's been no major change to revenue estimates, but the analysts did make a small dip in their earnings per share forecasts.
It might be a surprise to learn that the consensus price target was broadly unchanged at US$99.06, with the analysts clearly implying that the forecast decline in earnings is not expected to have much of an impact on valuation. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Camden Property Trust at US$124 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$80.00. There are definitely some different views on the stock, but the range of estimates is not wide enough as to imply that the situation is unforecastable, in our view.
Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast revenue decline of 2.2%, a significant reduction from annual growth of 4.6% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 4.9% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Camden Property Trust's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that the analysts downgraded their earnings per share estimates, showing that there has been a clear decline in sentiment following these results. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply revenues will perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at US$99.06, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Camden Property Trust going out to 2024, and you can see them free on our platform here..
You still need to take note of risks, for example - Camden Property Trust has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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