Compare Stocks: MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$42.92 -0.9%	$48.99	$39.41 ▼ $78.51	$7.50B	1.16	2.24 million shs	2.51 million shs
CPT Camden Property Trust	$102.05 -0.7%	$101.77	$95.30 ▼ $119.81	$10.25B	0.79	1.02 million shs	1.02 million shs
ESS Essex Property Trust	$278.71 -1.3%	$276.10	$238.46 ▼ $303.35	$17.89B	0.7	457,058 shs	578,856 shs
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$119.76 -1.2%	$122.67	$113.95 ▼ $144.41	$13.90B	0.75	1.08 million shs	587,598 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0.00%	+3.22%	-15.03%	-15.80%	-44.77%
CPT Camden Property Trust	0.00%	+3.54%	+4.77%	-10.29%	-2.22%
ESS Essex Property Trust	0.00%	+3.43%	+2.59%	-4.98%	+5.49%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	0.00%	+2.79%	+2.13%	-10.51%	-10.82%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$42.92 -0.9%	$48.99	$39.41 ▼ $78.51	$7.50B	1.16	2.24 million shs	2.51 million shs
CPT Camden Property Trust	$102.05 -0.7%	$101.77	$95.30 ▼ $119.81	$10.25B	0.79	1.02 million shs	1.02 million shs
ESS Essex Property Trust	$278.71 -1.3%	$276.10	$238.46 ▼ $303.35	$17.89B	0.7	457,058 shs	578,856 shs
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$119.76 -1.2%	$122.67	$113.95 ▼ $144.41	$13.90B	0.75	1.08 million shs	587,598 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0.00%	+3.22%	-15.03%	-15.80%	-44.77%
CPT Camden Property Trust	0.00%	+3.54%	+4.77%	-10.29%	-2.22%
ESS Essex Property Trust	0.00%	+3.43%	+2.59%	-4.98%	+5.49%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	0.00%	+2.79%	+2.13%	-10.51%	-10.82%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	1.88	Reduce	$50.86	18.48% Upside
CPT Camden Property Trust	2.13	Hold	$111.62	9.38% Upside
ESS Essex Property Trust	2.50	Moderate Buy	$298.99	7.28% Upside
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	2.33	Hold	$137.82	15.09% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
10/21/2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$142.00 ➝ $125.00
10/19/2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $103.00
10/19/2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$297.00 ➝ $279.00
10/19/2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$146.00 ➝ $131.00
10/15/2026	ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Reiterated Rating	Sell (D)
10/14/2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$105.00 ➝ $101.00
10/14/2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$297.00 ➝ $285.00
10/14/2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$123.00 ➝ $114.00
10/14/2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$286.00 ➝ $275.00
10/14/2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$129.00 ➝ $123.00
10/14/2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$146.00 ➝ $136.00

(Data available from 10/24/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.03B	2.47	N/A	N/A	$110.20 per share	0.39
CPT Camden Property Trust	$1.57B	6.54	$9.36 per share	10.90	$41.72 per share	2.45
ESS Essex Property Trust	$1.89B	9.49	$19.96 per share	13.96	$88.64 per share	3.14
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.21B	6.29	$9.19 per share	13.03	$49.70 per share	2.41

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	-$1.43B	-$6.06	5.49	8.33	N/A	-36.08%	-5.21%	-2.92%	10/26/2026 (Estimated)
CPT Camden Property Trust	$384.46M	$3.02	33.79	14.77	7.60	20.80%	7.66%	3.56%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
ESS Essex Property Trust	$669.67M	$6.43	17.30	16.68	8.27	21.48%	7.33%	3.16%	10/27/2026 (Estimated)
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$446.91M	$3.42	35.02	13.97	N/A	18.17%	6.99%	3.37%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
11/5/2026	Q3 2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	$0.2334	N/A	N/A	N/A	$384.88 million	N/A
10/28/2026	Q3 2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$0.7650	N/A	N/A	N/A	$558.07 million	N/A
10/27/2026	Q3 2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	$491.01 million	N/A
10/26/2026	Q3 2026	ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	-$0.0277	N/A	N/A	N/A	$639.53 million	N/A
8/3/2026	Q2 2026	ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$0.0939	-$0.43	-$0.5239	-$0.43	$464.86 million	$662.78 million
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	$1.67	$0.18	-$1.49	$0.18	$392.88 million	$396.08 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	$1.46	$4.08	+$2.62	$0.97	$485.12 million	$489.05 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$0.7590	$2.08	+$1.3210	$1.04	$556.18 million	$555.13 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$2.88	6.71%	+1.99%	N/A	15 Years
CPT Camden Property Trust	$4.24	4.15%	+4.82%	140.40%	4 Years
ESS Essex Property Trust	$10.36	3.72%	+4.10%	161.12%	31 Years
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	$6.12	5.11%	+8.66%	178.95%	16 Years

Latest MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/22/2026	MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	quarterly	$1.53	5.27%	10/15/2026	10/15/2026	10/30/2026
9/15/2026	CPT Camden Property Trust	quarterly	$1.06	4.38%	9/30/2026	9/30/2026	10/16/2026
8/31/2026	ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	quarterly	$0.72	6.05%	9/30/2026	9/30/2026	10/15/2026
9/3/2026	ESS Essex Property Trust	quarterly	$2.59	3.84%	9/30/2026	9/30/2026	10/15/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0.67	0.19	0.19
CPT Camden Property Trust	1.25	0.18	0.18
ESS Essex Property Trust	1.22	0.60	0.60
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	1.02	0.09	0.09

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	96.54%
CPT Camden Property Trust	97.22%
ESS Essex Property Trust	96.51%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	93.60%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	1.35%
CPT Camden Property Trust	1.90%
ESS Essex Property Trust	3.47%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	0.60%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	514	174.25 million	171.90 million	Optionable
CPT Camden Property Trust	1,640	100.54 million	98.63 million	Optionable
ESS Essex Property Trust	1,689	64.27 million	62.04 million	Optionable
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	2,507	116.02 million	115.33 million	Optionable

MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Rating Cut to "Sell" at Wall Street Zen

4 hours ago | marketbeat.com

The Goldman Sachs Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price

October 23 at 2:24 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) - What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

October 22 at 4:05 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price Target Cut by The Goldman Sachs Group

October 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Set to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

October 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Wells Fargo & Company Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price

October 21, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

RBC cuts target for Mid-America Apartment stock from USD 138 to USD 127

October 20, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

Forget Being a Landlord: These 3 REITs Pay You to Own Apartments

October 20, 2026 | 247wallst.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Given New $131.00 Price Target at Wells Fargo & Company

October 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Mid-America Apartment: Decade-High Yield And Turnaround Potential

October 19, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $139.56 According to Brokerages

October 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

October 17, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Raised to "Hold" at Wall Street Zen

October 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Here's What to Expect From Mid-America Apartment Communities' Next Earnings Report

October 17, 2026 | barchart.com

UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price

October 16, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc's Dividend Analysis

October 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

RBC Adjusts PT on Mid-America Apartment Communities to $127 From $138, Maintains Sector Perform Rating

October 14, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price Target Lowered at UBS Group

October 14, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price

October 14, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Royal Bank Of Canada Has Lowered Expectations for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Stock Price

October 13, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $MAA Stock Sold by Perpetual Ltd

October 13, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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MAA, ARE, CPT, and ESS Company Descriptions

Alexandria Real Estate Equities NYSE:ARE

$42.92 -0.41 (-0.94%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$43.44 +0.52 (+1.20%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:59 PM Eastern

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a total market capitalization of $33.1 billion and an asset base in North America of 73.5 million SF as of December 31, 2023, which includes 42.0 million RSF of operating properties, 5.5 million RSF of Class A/A+ properties undergoing construction and one near-term project expected to commence construction in the next two years, 2.1 million RSF of priority anticipated development and redevelopment projects, and 23.9 million SF of future development projects. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A/A+ properties clustered in life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agrifoodtech, climate innovation, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value.

Camden Property Trust NYSE:CPT

$102.05 -0.69 (-0.68%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$101.77 -0.27 (-0.27%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:58 PM Eastern

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 500 Company, is a real estate company primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns and operates 172 properties containing 58,250 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company's portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$278.71 -3.74 (-1.32%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$278.27 -0.44 (-0.16%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

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

$119.76 -1.41 (-1.17%)

Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$119.88 +0.12 (+0.10%)

As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

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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