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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AVBNYSE:EQRNYSE:ESSNYSE:MAA On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities$205.94-1.4%$203.81$180.40▼$239.29$29.32B0.86780,247 shs168,419 shsEQREquity Residential$68.83-1.9%$68.77$59.41▼$78.83$26.15B0.91.83 million shs436,063 shsESSEssex Property Trust$283.78-2.1%$278.35$243.85▼$317.73$18.27B0.78476,113 shs113,703 shsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$149.89-1.0%$157.10$136.85▼$173.38$17.55B0.78879,006 shs274,601 shs7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts think might become the next trillion dollar tech company.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities+1.18%+2.99%+1.88%-0.34%+5.06%EQREquity Residential+1.26%+2.48%+0.69%+1.70%+6.55%ESSEssex Property Trust+1.15%+4.05%+3.19%-1.85%+6.65%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities+0.74%+1.07%-6.28%-7.35%+10.17%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1862 of 5 stars3.24.01.72.42.31.70.6EQREquity Residential4.4881 of 5 stars3.34.02.52.91.63.30.6ESSEssex Property Trust4.1352 of 5 stars2.24.04.22.52.61.70.6MAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.4557 of 5 stars3.22.04.22.92.52.50.6Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVBAvalonBay Communities 2.47Hold$237.8615.42% UpsideEQREquity Residential 2.50Moderate Buy$79.5015.01% UpsideESSEssex Property Trust 2.32Hold$312.179.76% UpsideMAAMid-America Apartment Communities 2.48Hold$170.4313.65% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/28/2025EQREquity ResidentialWedbushSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral$75.005/28/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$315.00 ➝ $317.005/23/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$238.00 ➝ $213.005/23/2025EQREquity ResidentialMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$76.00 ➝ $71.005/23/2025ESSEssex Property TrustMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$314.00 ➝ $293.005/23/2025ESSEssex Property TrustPiper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$370.00 ➝ $355.005/23/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$166.00 ➝ $161.005/22/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesJMP SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$160.00 ➝ $170.005/21/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$174.00 ➝ $171.005/15/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$226.00 ➝ $228.005/15/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesRaymond JamesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Outperform$185.00 ➝ $175.00(Data available from 6/13/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVBAvalonBay Communities$2.95B9.96$12.77 per share16.14$83.95 per share2.45EQREquity Residential$3.01B8.73$5.13 per share13.47$29.57 per share2.34ESSEssex Property Trust$1.81B10.11$19.87 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.20MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.20B7.99$8.97 per share16.71$52.40 per share2.86Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVBAvalonBay Communities$1.08B$8.0327.1516.893.1137.13%9.15%5.15%7/30/2025 (Estimated)EQREquity Residential$1.04B$2.6225.4016.423.9934.76%9.27%5.09%8/4/2025 (Estimated)ESSEssex Property Trust$741.52M$10.4524.6317.156.8441.79%13.05%5.82%7/29/2025 (Estimated)MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$527.54M$4.8033.4616.263.7224.03%8.53%4.52%7/30/2025 (Estimated)Latest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/30/2025Q1 2025AVBAvalonBay Communities$2.80$2.83+$0.03$2.83$744.61 million$693.43 million4/30/2025Q1 2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.16$2.20+$0.04$2.20$551.21 million$549.30 million4/29/2025Q1 2025EQREquity Residential$0.93$0.95+$0.02$0.95$769.43 million$760.81 million4/29/2025Q1 2025ESSEssex Property Trust$3.92$3.97+$0.05$3.97$458.03 million$464.58 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVBAvalonBay Communities$7.003.40%N/A87.17%3 YearsEQREquity Residential$2.774.01%N/A105.73%4 YearsESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.61%N/A98.37%31 YearsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$6.064.04%N/A126.25%16 YearsLatest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/20/2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communitiesquarterly$1.51503.78%7/15/20257/15/20257/31/20255/21/2025AVBAvalonBay Communitiesquarterly$1.753.47%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/20255/15/2025ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.573.6%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/20256/13/2025EQREquity Residentialquarterly$0.69253.96%6/24/20257/11/20253/18/2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communitiesquarterly$1.51503.74%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/20253/20/2025EQREquity Residentialquarterly$0.69253.95%3/31/20253/31/20254/17/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVBAvalonBay Communities0.681.641.64EQREquity Residential0.720.360.36ESSEssex Property Trust1.151.141.14MAAMid-America Apartment Communities0.810.080.08Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities92.61%EQREquity Residential92.68%ESSEssex Property Trust96.51%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities93.60%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities0.45%EQREquity Residential1.00%ESSEssex Property Trust3.46%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities1.20%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVBAvalonBay Communities2,950142.37 million141.55 millionOptionableEQREquity Residential2,400379.94 million375.91 millionOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,77064.39 million61.83 millionOptionableMAAMid-America Apartment Communities2,390117.06 million115.38 millionOptionableAVB, EQR, ESS, and MAA HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesGreenwood Capital Associates LLC Grows Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 12 at 7:34 AM | marketbeat.comIntegrated Advisors Network LLC Takes Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 12 at 5:48 AM | marketbeat.comHandelsbanken Fonder AB Sells 5,124 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 12 at 5:47 AM | marketbeat.comBaker Ellis Asset Management LLC Increases Stake in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 11 at 9:11 AM | marketbeat.comIbex Wealth Advisors Invests $6.73 Million in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 10 at 7:28 AM | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Shares Sold by Capital Investment Advisors LLCJune 10 at 4:48 AM | marketbeat.comVert Asset Management LLC Has $9.05 Million Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by AnalystsJune 9, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comGilman Hill Asset Management LLC Buys 2,100 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comSquarepoint Ops LLC Has $485,000 Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price Down 3.3% - Time to Sell?June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comGoldman Sachs Adds 3 Dividend Stocks to June Conviction List With 20% and More Upside PotentialJune 4, 2025 | 247wallst.comContravisory Investment Management Inc. Takes Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comRhumbline Advisers Raises Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesJune 4, 2025 | marketbeat.com3 Top Real Estate Dividend Stocks to Buy for Super Easy Passive Income in JuneJune 3, 2025 | fool.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Position Raised by Unigestion Holding SAJune 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) is Whipplewood Advisors LLC's 4th Largest PositionJune 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Shares Sold by Millennium Management LLCJune 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comMAA to Present at the Nareit REITweek: 2025 Investor ConferenceJune 2, 2025 | prnewswire.comMAA Announces Regular Quarterly Preferred DividendJune 2, 2025 | prnewswire.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All Headlines3 Top-Rated Energy Companies Staging Strong RecoveriesBy Nathan Reiff | June 2, 2025View 3 Top-Rated Energy Companies Staging Strong Recoveries3 Companies to Buy on This Early Cycle RecoveryBy Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | June 3, 2025View 3 Companies to Buy on This Early Cycle RecoveryTurbulence for Joby Shares: What's Behind the Recent Dip?By Jeffrey Neal Johnson | May 22, 2025View Turbulence for Joby Shares: What's Behind the Recent Dip?3 Trades Members of Congress Are Making Right NowBy Chris Markoch | May 23, 2025View 3 Trades Members of Congress Are Making Right NowArcher Rebuts Short Seller, Points to Strong Q1 & Global MomentumBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | May 22, 2025View Archer Rebuts Short Seller, Points to Strong Q1 & Global MomentumAVB, EQR, ESS, and MAA Company DescriptionsAvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB$205.94 -2.89 (-1.38%) As of 01:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.Equity Residential NYSE:EQR$68.83 -1.34 (-1.91%) As of 01:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS$283.78 -5.97 (-2.06%) As of 01:20 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA$149.89 -1.56 (-1.03%) As of 01:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the operation, acquisition, and development of apartment communities. It operates through the Same Store and Non-Same Store segments. The Same Store Communities segment represents those apartment communities that have been owned and stabilized for at least 12 months as of the first day of the calendar year. The Non-Same Store segment includes recent acquisitions, communities in development or lease-up. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Germantown, TN. 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