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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
$285.36
+2.4%
$284.77
$243.85
$317.73
$18.37B0.78403,700 shs379,238 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$160.93
+1.6%
$160.50
$126.77
$173.38
$18.84B0.8737,930 shs965,731 shs
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
$9.62
$6.55
$55.68
$4.80B1.341.10 million shs284,068 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$121.04
+2.0%
$125.27
$109.22
$147.83
$15.45B0.86837,067 shs645,421 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
-0.89%-2.50%+1.95%-4.68%+4.94%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
-1.98%-4.01%+0.04%+0.85%+15.66%
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-4.47%-4.38%-3.26%-5.96%+1.34%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.5139 of 5 stars
1.23.04.22.53.02.50.6
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.1826 of 5 stars
2.33.04.22.92.82.50.6
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
4.4948 of 5 stars
3.25.02.52.82.81.70.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.32
Hold$312.179.39% Upside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.50
Moderate Buy$169.095.07% Upside
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.36
Hold$138.7014.59% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest STAR, MAA, ESS, and SUI Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/15/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Raymond James
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Outperform$185.00 ➝ $175.00
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
5/8/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$128.00 ➝ $126.00
5/7/2025
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
4/21/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$150.00 ➝ $140.00
(Data available from 5/15/2022 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
$1.81B10.14$19.94 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.21
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.20B8.58$9.63 per share16.71$52.40 per share3.07
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
$158.05M0.00N/A1.16$16.43 per share0.00
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.20B4.83$6.12 per share19.77$59.74 per share2.03
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$10.4524.7317.216.8441.79%13.05%5.82%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$527.54M$4.8035.9217.453.7224.03%8.53%4.52%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
$421.29M$6.298.79N/AN/A266.55%-16.29%-7.36%N/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-$201M$0.6265.0817.24N/A7.46%3.21%1.40%7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest STAR, MAA, ESS, and SUI 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
4/29/2025Q1 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
$10.283.60%+5.28%98.37%31 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$6.063.77%+12.64%126.25%16 Years
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
$0.253.34%N/A3.97%N/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.763.11%+4.24%606.45%8 Years

Latest STAR, MAA, ESS, and SUI Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/15/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.573.6%6/30/20257/15/2025
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
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
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
1.18
10.40
10.40
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.93
1.61
1.61

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%
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
84.11%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
99.59%

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%
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
4.23%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.89%
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
iStar Inc. stock logo
STAR
iStar
14486.84 million83.16 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
7,590127.64 million124.98 millionOptionable

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Essex Property Trust stock logo

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$285.36 +6.72 (+2.41%)
As of 04:00 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 stock logo

Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA

$160.93 +2.59 (+1.64%)
As of 03:59 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.

iStar stock logo

iStar NYSE:STAR

Safehold, Inc. operates as a real estate company. It engages in acquiring, managing and capitalizing ground leases. The company was founded on June 13, 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sun Communities stock logo

Sun Communities NYSE:SUI

$121.04 +2.42 (+2.04%)
As of 03:59 PM Eastern

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.