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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$198.05
-0.2%
$187.13
$160.45
$200.71
$28.16B0.9779,804 shs461,684 shs
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$67.09
-0.7%
$63.50
$52.57
$69.45
$25.46B0.822.05 million shs986,967 shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$264.71
-1.2%
$244.81
$203.85
$269.23
$17.00B0.79393,538 shs202,809 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$136.86
-0.6%
$131.00
$115.56
$158.46
$15.99B0.8860,440 shs443,355 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
-0.21%+0.46%+10.64%+11.82%+11.79%
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
-0.71%+0.07%+12.40%+11.76%+8.97%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
-1.17%+1.98%+13.79%+12.48%+25.47%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
-0.64%+0.38%+10.59%+5.95%-8.15%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.233 of 5 stars
2.24.01.72.42.62.51.9
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
4.4159 of 5 stars
2.24.02.52.92.62.51.9
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.1934 of 5 stars
2.12.04.22.52.81.71.9
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.5781 of 5 stars
2.14.04.22.92.52.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
2.41
Hold$202.832.42% Upside
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
2.35
Hold$68.221.68% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.26
Hold$255.28-3.56% Downside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.13
Hold$144.185.35% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/15/2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$129.50 ➝ $138.50
5/14/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$203.00 ➝ $209.00
5/14/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$193.00 ➝ $213.00
5/14/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$199.00 ➝ $210.00
5/14/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$68.00 ➝ $70.00
5/14/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$65.00 ➝ $72.00
5/14/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$73.00 ➝ $75.00
5/14/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$230.00 ➝ $250.00
5/14/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$256.00 ➝ $283.00
5/14/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$250.00 ➝ $261.00
5/14/2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$139.00 ➝ $144.00
(Data available from 5/17/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.81B10.04$12.64 per share15.67$82.39 per share2.40
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$2.87B8.86$4.65 per share14.44$29.66 per share2.26
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.68B10.09$15.21 per share17.40$89.14 per share2.97
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.15B7.44$9.69 per share14.12$53.56 per share2.56

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$928.83M$6.7229.4717.392.7634.05%8.12%4.61%7/29/2024 (Estimated)
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$835.44M$2.4127.8416.813.5431.70%8.18%4.59%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$405.83M$8.1832.3616.953.7931.18%9.22%4.20%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$552.81M$4.7728.6914.993.5725.92%8.90%4.90%7/24/2024 (Estimated)

Latest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024Q1 2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.23$1.22-$1.01$1.22$541.44 million$543.60 million    
4/26/2024Q1 2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.64$1.22-$1.42$1.22$706.61 million$712.86 million    
4/23/2024Q1 24
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$0.91$0.93+$0.02$0.77$728.09 million$730.80 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$6.803.43%+1.24%101.19%2 Years
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$2.704.02%+3.22%112.03%3 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$9.803.70%+3.60%119.80%30 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$5.884.30%+11.88%123.27%15 Years

Latest EQR, AVB, ESS, and MAA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/15/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.453.66%6/28/20247/24/2024
5/16/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
quarterly$1.703.43%6/28/20247/15/2024
3/19/2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
quarterly$1.474.51%4/12/20244/15/20244/30/2024
3/14/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
quarterly$0.67504.33%3/22/20243/25/20244/12/2024
2/22/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.454.26%3/27/20243/29/20244/12/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
0.68
1.07
1.07
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
0.64
0.23
0.23
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.14
3.19
3.19
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
0.74
0.12
0.12

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
3,039142.19 million141.50 millionOptionable
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
2,400379.55 million375.76 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,75064.21 million61.71 millionOptionable
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2,427116.83 million115.31 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

AvalonBay Communities logo

AvalonBay Communities

NYSE:AVB
As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 299 apartment communities containing 90,669 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
Equity Residential logo

Equity Residential

NYSE:EQR
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.
Essex Property Trust logo

Essex Property Trust

NYSE:ESS
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 logo

Mid-America Apartment Communities

NYSE:MAA
MAA, an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of December 31, 2023, MAA had ownership interest in 102,662 apartment units, including communities currently in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia.