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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$286.36
+1.3%
$286.38
$243.85
$317.73
$18.44B0.78402,974 shs238,942 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$163.61
+0.4%
$160.90
$126.77
$176.02
$19.15B0.8733,785 shs548,874 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$125.12
-0.3%
$126.09
$109.22
$147.83
$15.96B0.86833,601 shs707,185 shs
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
$42.58
+0.7%
$42.45
$36.61
$47.55
$14.10B0.842.14 million shs1.56 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
0.00%-3.49%+7.39%-2.81%+9.14%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
0.00%-2.87%+5.65%+3.91%+20.29%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.00%-5.01%+4.29%+0.02%+6.83%
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
0.00%-3.37%+7.31%-1.12%+8.40%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.5329 of 5 stars
1.23.04.22.53.12.50.6
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.1285 of 5 stars
2.32.04.22.93.52.50.6
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
4.4949 of 5 stars
3.25.02.52.82.81.70.6
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
4.4762 of 5 stars
2.25.04.22.63.42.50.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.30
Hold$308.897.87% Upside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.55
Moderate Buy$169.553.63% Upside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.36
Hold$138.7010.85% Upside
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
2.33
Hold$46.298.74% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MAA, SUI, ESS, and UDR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/12/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$329.00 ➝ $344.00
5/12/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$182.00 ➝ $194.00
5/12/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$124.00 ➝ $132.00
5/9/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$303.00 ➝ $328.00
5/9/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$160.00 ➝ $172.00
5/9/2025
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$48.00 ➝ $51.00
5/8/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$128.00 ➝ $126.00
5/8/2025
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$43.00 ➝ $44.00
5/7/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$154.00 ➝ $147.00
5/1/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$311.00 ➝ $309.00
5/1/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$161.00 ➝ $162.00
(Data available from 5/12/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.81B10.17$20.01 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.22
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.20B8.72$9.79 per share16.71$52.40 per share3.12
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.20B4.99$6.33 per share19.77$59.74 per share2.09
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
$1.68B8.40$2.35 per share18.08$10.27 per share4.15
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$741.52M$10.4524.8117.276.8441.79%13.05%5.82%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$527.54M$4.8036.5217.753.7224.03%8.53%4.52%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-$201M$0.6267.2717.82N/A7.46%3.21%1.40%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
$89.58M$0.35170.3016.318.675.36%2.65%0.86%7/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MAA, SUI, ESS, and UDR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/5/2025Q1 2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.18$1.26+$0.08$1.11$538.63 million$470.20 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.16$2.20+$0.04$2.20$551.21 million$549.30 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
$0.61$0.61N/A$0.61$421.23 million$419.84 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$3.92$3.97+$0.05$3.97$458.03 million$464.58 million
2/26/2025Q4 2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.39$1.41+$0.02$1.41$724.68 million$745.90 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$10.283.59%+5.28%98.37%31 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$6.063.70%+12.64%126.25%16 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.763.01%+4.24%606.45%8 Years
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
$1.724.04%+5.45%491.43%15 Years

Latest MAA, SUI, ESS, and UDR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/18/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
quarterly$1.51503.74%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/2025
3/13/2025
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
quarterly$0.434.04%4/10/20254/10/20254/30/2025
2/20/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.573.49%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/2025
3/14/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
quarterly$0.942.9%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.15
1.14
1.14
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
0.81
0.08
0.08
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.93
1.61
1.61
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
1.71
5.61
5.91

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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%
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
97.84%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.46%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
1.20%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.77%
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
3.39%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,77064.39 million61.83 millionOptionable
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2,390117.06 million115.38 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
7,590127.59 million124.98 millionOptionable
UDR, Inc. stock logo
UDR
UDR
1,330331.30 million318.78 millionOptionable

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Essex Property Trust stock logo

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$286.36 +3.67 (+1.30%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$286.36 0.00 (0.00%)
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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.

Mid-America Apartment Communities stock logo

Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA

$163.61 +0.59 (+0.36%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$163.66 +0.05 (+0.03%)
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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.

Sun Communities stock logo

Sun Communities NYSE:SUI

$125.12 -0.34 (-0.27%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$125.88 +0.76 (+0.61%)
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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.

UDR stock logo

UDR NYSE:UDR

$42.58 +0.29 (+0.67%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$42.58 0.00 (0.00%)
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UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), an S&P 500 company, is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate communities in targeted U.S. markets. As of December 31, 2023, UDR owned or had an ownership position in 60,336 apartment homes including 359 homes under development. For over 51 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the best standard of service to Residents and the highest quality experience for Associates.