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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
$59.18
-4.5%
$61.43
$57.46
▼
$69.00
$12.03B0.631.85 million shs4.90 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$274.45
+0.9%
$276.37
$238.46
▼
$303.35
$17.49B0.7507,778 shs384,969 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$117.62
+0.2%
$123.20
$113.95
▼
$144.41
$13.62B0.751.14 million shs783,228 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$116.54
-2.4%
$116.94
$109.77
▼
$137.85
$14.55B0.761.11 million shs1.26 million 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
-4.39%-0.54%-2.23%-10.64%-6.04%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
+0.85%+1.93%+1.34%-6.53%+4.60%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
+0.10%+1.72%-1.00%-11.39%-11.84%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-2.32%+2.19%+2.51%-3.00%-6.70%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$59.18
-4.5%
$61.43
$57.46
▼
$69.00
$12.03B0.631.85 million shs4.90 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$274.45
+0.9%
$276.37
$238.46
▼
$303.35
$17.49B0.7507,778 shs384,969 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$117.62
+0.2%
$123.20
$113.95
▼
$144.41
$13.62B0.751.14 million shs783,228 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$116.54
-2.4%
$116.94
$109.77
▼
$137.85
$14.55B0.761.11 million shs1.26 million shs
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A strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership.

This report names seven blue-chip stocks across technology, retail, consumer staples, healthcare, networking, sporting goods, and utilities that offer investors a mix of stability, income, growth, and staying power.

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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
-4.39%-0.54%-2.23%-10.64%-6.04%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
+0.85%+1.93%+1.34%-6.53%+4.60%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
+0.10%+1.72%-1.00%-11.39%-11.84%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-2.32%+2.19%+2.51%-3.00%-6.70%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
2.44
Hold$67.0913.37% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.50
Moderate Buy$298.998.94% Upside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.33
Hold$137.8217.17% Upside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.71
Moderate Buy$137.0517.60% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SUI, ESS, MAA, and ELS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/21/2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Lower Price TargetOutperform$74.00 ➝ $71.00
10/21/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Lower Price TargetNeutral$142.00 ➝ $125.00
10/19/2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Lower Price TargetOverweight$141.00 ➝ $136.00
10/19/2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Set Price TargetEqual Weight$69.00 ➝ $64.00
10/19/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$297.00 ➝ $279.00
10/19/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Lower Price TargetOverweight$146.00 ➝ $131.00
10/14/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$297.00 ➝ $285.00
10/14/2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Set Price TargetEqual Weight$69.00 ➝ $66.00
10/14/2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Lower Price TargetNeutral$286.00 ➝ $275.00
10/14/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Lower Price TargetNeutral$129.00 ➝ $123.00
10/14/2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$146.00 ➝ $136.00
(Data available from 10/22/2023 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
$1.53B7.50$2.98 per share19.84$9.36 per share6.32
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.89B9.35$20.12 per share13.64$88.64 per share3.10
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.21B6.18$9.21 per share12.77$49.70 per share2.37
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$2.31B6.16$3.57 per share32.67$59.26 per share1.97
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$2.0819.6117.563.5424.97%21.70%6.84%N/A
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$669.67M$6.4316.9116.418.0821.48%7.33%3.16%10/27/2026 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$446.91M$3.4234.3913.71N/A18.17%6.99%3.37%10/28/2026 (Estimated)
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.37B-$7.0917.2616.515.12-39.03%2.63%1.49%10/26/2026 (Estimated)

Latest SUI, ESS, MAA, 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
$0.7650N/AN/AN/A$558.07 millionN/A
10/27/2026Q3 2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.47N/AN/AN/A$491.01 millionN/A
10/26/2026Q3 2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.25N/AN/AN/A$563.59 millionN/A
10/20/2026Q3 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
7/29/2026Q2 2026
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.46$4.08+$2.62$0.97$485.12 million$489.05 million
7/29/2026Q2 2026
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$0.7590$2.08+$1.3210$1.04$556.18 million$555.13 million
7/27/2026Q2 2026
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.76$1.84+$0.08-$8.08$623.40 million$484.60 million
7/23/2026Q2 2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$0.72$0.50-$0.22$0.50$383.66 million$397.82 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
$2.173.67%+8.50%104.33%21 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$10.363.77%+4.10%161.12%31 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$6.125.20%+8.66%178.95%16 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$4.483.84%+20.59%N/A 8 Years

Latest ELS, SUI, ESS, and MAA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
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
7/28/2026
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
quarterly$0.54253.66%9/25/20269/25/202610/9/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
0.31
0.02
0.02
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.22
0.60
0.60
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
1.02
0.09
0.09
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.70
2.52
2.52
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
3,700194.07 million192.51 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,68964.27 million62.04 millionOptionable
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2,507116.02 million115.33 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
3,614121.80 million119.88 millionOptionable

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Equity Lifestyle Properties stock logo

Equity Lifestyle Properties NYSE:ELS

$59.18 -2.79 (-4.50%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$59.16 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 04:01 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 Massive. Learn more.

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.

Essex Property Trust stock logo

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$274.45 +2.37 (+0.87%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$274.11 -0.34 (-0.12%)
As of 04:53 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 Massive. 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 stock logo

Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA

$117.62 +0.26 (+0.22%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$117.96 +0.34 (+0.29%)
As of 04:52 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 Massive. 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.

Sun Communities stock logo

Sun Communities NYSE:SUI

$116.54 -2.89 (-2.42%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$115.86 -0.68 (-0.59%)
As of 10/21/2026 07:32 PM 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.