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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$61.93
+0.7%		$60.32
$57.46
▼
$69.00
$12.06B0.61.71 million shs131,969 shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$272.94
+0.4%		$272.01
$238.46
▼
$303.35
$17.57B0.69513,848 shs94,766 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$117.70
+1.0%		$119.34
$113.95
▼
$144.41
$13.65B0.711.01 million shs103,991 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$118.69
+1.1%		$115.45
$109.77
▼
$137.85
$14.17B0.751.18 million shs92,705 shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
-0.64%-2.36%+4.38%-6.15%-0.91%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
-0.73%+0.18%-0.04%-5.37%+6.94%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
-1.42%-4.38%+0.04%-12.76%-11.43%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-0.70%-4.00%+3.69%-4.86%-7.64%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$61.93
+0.7%		$60.32
$57.46
▼
$69.00
$12.06B0.61.71 million shs131,969 shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$272.94
+0.4%		$272.01
$238.46
▼
$303.35
$17.57B0.69513,848 shs94,766 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$117.70
+1.0%		$119.34
$113.95
▼
$144.41
$13.65B0.711.01 million shs103,991 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$118.69
+1.1%		$115.45
$109.77
▼
$137.85
$14.17B0.751.18 million shs92,705 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
-0.64%-2.36%+4.38%-6.15%-0.91%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
-0.73%+0.18%-0.04%-5.37%+6.94%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
-1.42%-4.38%+0.04%-12.76%-11.43%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-0.70%-4.00%+3.69%-4.86%-7.64%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
2.40
Hold$67.028.22% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.50
Moderate Buy$297.539.01% Upside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.24
Hold$136.8216.25% Upside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.71
Moderate Buy$135.6514.29% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ESS, MAA, SUI, and ELS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
11/11/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$302.00 ➝ $285.00
11/11/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$147.00 ➝ $134.00
11/10/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$275.00 ➝ $286.00
11/10/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold$286.00 ➝ $288.00
11/10/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$123.00 ➝ $128.00
11/10/2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Robert W. Baird logo
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$138.00 ➝ $131.00
11/9/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Cantor Fitzgerald logo
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$316.00 ➝ $305.00
11/9/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Cantor Fitzgerald logo
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$140.00 ➝ $127.00
11/4/2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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DowngradeSell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)
11/3/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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DowngradeHold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
11/3/2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform
(Data available from 11/13/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$1.53B7.88$3.12 per share19.84$9.27 per share6.68
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.89B9.30$19.86 per share13.74$84.86 per share3.22
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.21B6.18$9.16 per share12.85$46.80 per share2.51
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$2.31B6.14$3.67 per share32.35$45.89 per share2.59
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$386.51M$2.0330.5118.433.7724.97%21.73%6.84%1/27/2027 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$669.67M$5.3950.6616.349.7417.84%6.24%2.67%N/A
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$446.91M$3.3035.6713.81N/A17.43%6.89%3.23%N/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.37B-$6.16N/A16.965.99-36.00%5.02%2.82%N/A

Latest ESS, MAA, SUI, and ELS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/28/2026Q3 2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.10$0.72-$1.38$0.72$558.07 million$560.13 million
10/27/2026Q3 2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$4.01$1.52-$2.49$1.52$491.01 million$492.69 million
10/26/2026Q2 2027
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$2.30$2.35+$0.05$1.00$563.59 million$558.20 million
10/21/2026Q3 2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$0.79$0.45-$0.34$0.45$402.75 million$409.90 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$2.173.50%+8.50%106.90%21 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$10.363.80%+4.10%192.21%31 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$6.125.20%+8.66%185.45%16 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$4.483.77%+20.59%N/A 8 Years

Latest ESS, MAA, SUI, and ELS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
10/27/2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
quarterly$0.54253.74%12/24/202612/24/20261/8/2027
9/22/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
quarterly$1.535.27%10/15/202610/15/202610/30/2026
9/3/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.593.84%9/30/20269/30/202610/15/2026
9/8/2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
quarterly$1.124.04%9/30/20269/30/202610/15/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
0.32
0.02
0.02
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.21
0.54
0.54
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
1.08
0.11
0.11
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.69
4.68
4.68

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
97.21%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
96.51%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
93.60%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
99.59%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
0.80%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.47%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
0.60%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.58%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
3,700194.79 million193.23 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,68964.34 million62.11 millionOptionable
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2,507115.99 million115.30 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
3,614119.37 million117.48 millionOptionable

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Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Stock Price Target Cut by Robert W. Baird
November 12 at 2:07 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31193112
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Stock Price Target Lowered at Robert W. Baird
November 10 at 8:17 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/analyst-sun-communities-nyse-sui-stock-price-target-lowered-at-robert-w-baird-2026-11-10/
25,200 Shares in Sun Communities, Inc. $SUI Bought by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
November 7, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-25200-shares-in-sun-communities-inc-sui-bought-by-oregon-public-employees-retirement-fund-2026-11-07/
SUI Group Holdings Limited (SUIG) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Sun Communities: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
November 5, 2026  |  fool.comhttps://www.fool.com/earnings/takeaways/2026/11/05/sun-communities-3-key-takeaways-for-long-term-investors/
Truist Financial Has Lowered Expectations for Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Stock Price
November 5, 2026  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31179410
Truist Adjusts Price Target on Sun Communities to $129 From $136, Maintains Buy Rating
November 4, 2026  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/truist-adjusts-price-target-sun-102317308.html
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November 4, 2026  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31178006
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November 3, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/analyst-sun-communities-nyse-sui-price-target-cut-to-12900-by-analysts-at-truist-financial-2026-11-03/
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November 3, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/price-sun-communities-nyse-sui-stock-price-breaks-above-50-day-moving-average-heres-why-2026-11-03/
Sun Communities, Inc. $SUI Holdings Lowered by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC
October 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-sun-communities-inc-sui-holdings-lowered-by-nisa-investment-advisors-llc-2026-10-30/
Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Acquires 18,093 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. $SUI
October 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-asset-management-one-co-ltd-acquires-18093-shares-of-sun-communities-inc-sui-2026-10-30/
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October 29, 2026  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SUI/latest-news/
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Equity Lifestyle Properties NYSE:ELS

$61.93 +0.40 (+0.65%)
As of 11:25 AM Eastern
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of lifestyle-oriented properties consisting primarily of manufactured home, and recreational vehicle communities. It operates through the following segments: Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease properties. The Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells, and leases homes. The company was founded by James M. Hankins in December 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$272.94 +1.14 (+0.42%)
As of 11:25 AM Eastern
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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.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA

$117.70 +1.15 (+0.98%)
As of 11:25 AM Eastern
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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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Sun Communities NYSE:SUI

$118.69 +1.28 (+1.09%)
As of 11:24 AM Eastern
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Established in 1975, Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 667 developed MH, RV and Marina properties comprising 179,310 developed sites and approximately 48,030 wet slips and dry storage spaces in the U.S., the UK and Canada.

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