How to buy Columbia Property Trust stock

Columbia Property Trust, Inc is a reit-office business based in the US. Columbia Property Trust shares (CXP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Columbia Property Trust employs 160 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Columbia Property Trust share price

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Columbia Property Trust shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-28.

52-week range	$9.82 - $18.99
50-day moving average	$17.31
200-day moving average	$14.43
Wall St. target price	$18.17
PE ratio	17.8734
Dividend yield	$0.84 (4.66%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.01

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Is Columbia Property Trust under- or over-valued?

Valuing Columbia Property Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Columbia Property Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Columbia Property Trust's P/E ratio

Columbia Property Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Columbia Property Trust shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Columbia Property Trust's EBITDA

Columbia Property Trust's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $81.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Columbia Property Trust's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Columbia Property Trust financials

Revenue TTM	$300.6 million
Operating margin TTM	6.51%
Gross profit TTM	$162.6 million
Return on assets TTM	0.29%
Return on equity TTM	4.46%
Profit margin	38.5%
Book value	$22.80
Market capitalisation	$2.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Columbia Property Trust shares

There are currently 2.0 million Columbia Property Trust shares held short by investors – that's known as Columbia Property Trust's "short interest". This figure is 21.2% down from 2.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Columbia Property Trust shares can be evaluated.

Columbia Property Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Columbia Property Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Columbia Property Trust shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Columbia Property Trust shares traded daily (recently around 1.1 million). Columbia Property Trust's SIR currently stands at 1.79. In other words for every 100,000 Columbia Property Trust shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1790 shares are currently held short.

However Columbia Property Trust's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Columbia Property Trust shares, or, against the total number of tradable Columbia Property Trust shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Columbia Property Trust's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Columbia Property Trust shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0204% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Columbia Property Trust shares, roughly 20 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Columbia Property Trust.

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Columbia Property Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 54.9% of net profits

Recently Columbia Property Trust has paid out, on average, around 54.9% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.66% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Columbia Property Trust shareholders could enjoy a 4.66% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Columbia Property Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $0.84 per share.

Columbia Property Trust's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Columbia Property Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 15 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 25 February 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Columbia Property Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Columbia Property Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.8212 up to $18.99. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Columbia Property Trust's is 1.3475. This would suggest that Columbia Property Trust's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Columbia Property Trust overview

Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP) creates value through owning, operating, and developing Class-A office buildings in New York, San Francisco, Washington D. C. , and Boston. The Columbia team is deeply experienced in transactions, asset management and repositioning, leasing, development, and property management. It employs these competencies to grow value across its high-quality, well-leased portfolio of 15 properties that contain approximately seven million rentable square feet, as well as four properties under development, and also has approximately eight million square feet under management for private investors and third parties. Columbia has investment-grade ratings from both Moody's and S&P Global Ratings. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Columbia Property Trust is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.071% of Columbia Property Trust shares are held by insiders and 84.561% by institutions.

• How many people work for Columbia Property Trust?

  Latest data suggests 160 work at Columbia Property Trust.

• When does the fiscal year end for Columbia Property Trust?

  Columbia Property Trust's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Columbia Property Trust based?

  Columbia Property Trust's address is: 315 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, United States, 10010

• What is Columbia Property Trust's ISIN number?

  Columbia Property Trust's international securities identification number is: US1982872038

• What is Columbia Property Trust's CUSIP number?

  Columbia Property Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 198287203