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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:AVB NYSE:EQR NYSE:ESS NYSE: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$195.38-0.7%$194.70$180.40▼$239.29$27.82B0.87768,888 shs545,767 shsEQREquity Residential$66.49-0.6%$65.45$59.41▼$78.83$25.39B0.931.73 million shs1.26 million shsESSEssex Property Trust$267.23-0.6%$270.54$243.85▼$317.73$17.21B0.83364,035 shs259,285 shsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$142.13-1.4%$145.28$137.32▼$173.38$16.64B0.78699,788 shs737,060 shsThese 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities0.00%0.00%+2.73%-5.66%-16.77%EQREquity Residential0.00%-0.41%+3.71%-3.75%-14.84%ESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-0.32%+2.96%-6.20%-14.91%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities0.00%-2.17%+0.89%-4.94%-14.47%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities$195.38-0.7%$194.70$180.40▼$239.29$27.82B0.87768,888 shs545,767 shsEQREquity Residential$66.49-0.6%$65.45$59.41▼$78.83$25.39B0.931.73 million shs1.26 million shsESSEssex Property Trust$267.23-0.6%$270.54$243.85▼$317.73$17.21B0.83364,035 shs259,285 shsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$142.13-1.4%$145.28$137.32▼$173.38$16.64B0.78699,788 shs737,060 shsThese 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities0.00%0.00%+2.73%-5.66%-16.77%EQREquity Residential0.00%-0.41%+3.71%-3.75%-14.84%ESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-0.32%+2.96%-6.20%-14.91%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities0.00%-2.17%+0.89%-4.94%-14.47%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVBAvalonBay Communities 2.38Hold$218.0811.62% UpsideEQREquity Residential 2.46Hold$75.9614.25% UpsideESSEssex Property Trust 2.29Hold$298.4111.67% UpsideMAAMid-America Apartment Communities 2.41Hold$162.4114.27% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails9/11/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$224.00 ➝ $218.008/29/2025EQREquity ResidentialTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$78.00 ➝ $75.008/27/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$244.00 ➝ $213.008/27/2025EQREquity ResidentialWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$75.00 ➝ $68.008/27/2025ESSEssex Property TrustWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$325.00 ➝ $279.008/27/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$173.00 ➝ $156.008/14/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetSector Perform$236.00 ➝ $226.008/14/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Neutral$213.00 ➝ $199.008/14/2025EQREquity ResidentialScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetSector Perform$78.00 ➝ $77.008/14/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetSector Outperform$180.00 ➝ $170.008/14/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$161.00 ➝ $150.00(Data available from 9/15/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVBAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.55$13.85 per share14.11$83.95 per share2.33EQREquity Residential$3.04B8.34$5.32 per share12.49$29.59 per share2.25ESSEssex Property Trust$1.77B9.70$20.70 per share12.91$89.01 per share3.00MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.19B7.59$9.58 per share14.84$52.41 per share2.71Compare 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$8.1224.0616.012.8138.91%9.70%5.45%11/3/2025 (Estimated)EQREquity Residential$1.04B$2.6525.0915.793.3733.22%9.05%4.85%10/29/2025 (Estimated)ESSEssex Property Trust$741.52M$12.4421.4816.126.8643.51%13.98%6.16%11/4/2025 (Estimated)MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$527.54M$4.8629.2515.423.8025.98%9.35%4.84%10/29/2025 (Estimated)Latest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/4/2025Q2 2025EQREquity Residential$0.99$0.99N/A$0.99$770.60 million$768.83 million7/30/2025Q2 2025AVBAvalonBay Communities$2.80$2.82+$0.02$2.80$759.08 million$689.90 million7/30/2025Q2 2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.14$2.15+$0.01$2.15$552.19 million$549.90 million7/29/2025Q2 2025ESSEssex Property Trust$3.99$4.03+$0.04$4.03$466.47 million$465.84 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVBAvalonBay Communities$7.003.58%N/A86.21%3 YearsEQREquity Residential$2.774.17%N/A104.53%4 YearsESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.85%N/A82.64%31 YearsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$6.064.26%N/A124.69%16 YearsLatest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date9/4/2025ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.573.89%9/30/20259/30/202510/15/20259/12/2025EQREquity Residentialquarterly$0.69254.14%9/25/20259/25/202510/10/20259/2/2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communitiesquarterly$1.06252.99%9/15/20259/30/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVBAvalonBay Communities0.710.700.70EQREquity Residential0.750.170.17ESSEssex Property Trust1.161.091.09MAAMid-America Apartment Communities0.830.100.10Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities92.61%EQREquity Residential92.68%ESSEssex Property Trust96.51%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities93.60%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities0.48%EQREquity Residential1.10%ESSEssex Property Trust3.46%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities1.30%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVBAvalonBay Communities2,988142.38 million141.70 millionOptionableEQREquity Residential2,500381.90 million378.08 millionOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,71564.40 million62.18 millionOptionableMAAMid-America Apartment Communities2,532117.07 million115.55 millionOptionableEQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesPensionfund Sabic Has $1.32 Million Stake in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA2 hours ago | marketbeat.comPensionfund DSM Netherlands Cuts Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA2 hours ago | marketbeat.com4,509 Shares in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA Acquired by Invst LLC2 hours ago | marketbeat.comGoldman Sachs Group Inc. Has $95.15 Million Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA3 hours ago | marketbeat.comBrokerages Set Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Target Price at $162.415 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comAnalysts Set Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Price Target at $162.415 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comMid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Sell5 hours ago | marketbeat.comHahn Capital Management LLC Sells 4,974 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 14 at 6:15 AM | marketbeat.comUBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Boosts Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 14 at 4:19 AM | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by BrokeragesSeptember 14 at 2:44 AM | marketbeat.comIFM Investors Pty Ltd Sells 2,818 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 13 at 5:35 AM | marketbeat.comUnited Services Automobile Association Takes Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 13 at 4:27 AM | marketbeat.comIf You Invested $10K In MAA Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?September 12 at 8:24 PM | finance.yahoo.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA Shares Sold by AQR Capital Management LLCSeptember 12 at 3:53 AM | marketbeat.comA Fresh Look at Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Valuation as Market Sentiment Shifts QuietlySeptember 10, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) Presents At BofA Securities 2025 Global Real Estate Conference TranscriptSeptember 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMid-America Apartment Communities Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitorsSeptember 10, 2025 | marketwatch.comHere’s Why Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Fell in Q2September 10, 2025 | insidermonkey.comMBB Public Markets I LLC Takes Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comAdelante Capital Management LLC Sells 57,508 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAASeptember 9, 2025 | marketbeat.com7,917 Shares in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA Acquired by Stance Capital LLCSeptember 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesNIO Just Got Its Second Upgrade of the Month, and It’s BigBy Sam Quirke | August 28, 2025Joby Aviation: Why a Historic Flight Outweighs Analyst DowngradesBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | August 19, 2025Snowflake’s Snowballing Business and Robust Stock Price OutlookBy Thomas Hughes | August 28, 2025Toll Brothers: A Great Buy and Hold Stock With Risks in 2025By Thomas Hughes | August 21, 2025Reynolds Consumer Products Stock Price: Insiders Signal a BottomBy Thomas Hughes | August 26, 2025EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Company DescriptionsAvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB$195.38 -1.45 (-0.74%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.76 -0.62 (-0.32%) As of 04:04 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$66.49 -0.40 (-0.60%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.15 -0.34 (-0.51%) As of 04:05 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$267.23 -1.58 (-0.59%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$267.12 -0.11 (-0.04%) As of 09/12/2025 05:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$142.13 -1.96 (-1.36%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$142.34 +0.21 (+0.15%) As of 05:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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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