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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$67.09
+1.5%
$62.76
$52.57
$69.45
$25.46B0.822.09 million shs1.12 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$258.94
+1.7%
$241.53
$203.85
$259.32
$16.63B0.79398,206 shs117,578 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$135.72
+2.1%
$130.09
$115.56
$158.46
$15.86B0.8878,765 shs189,296 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$117.50
+0.7%
$124.65
$102.74
$141.52
$14.64B0.83814,274 shs316,198 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
-0.90%+3.22%+3.56%+11.66%+6.00%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
-1.23%+3.77%+4.53%+10.97%+17.66%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
-2.36%+1.80%+0.19%+6.82%-11.82%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
+0.23%+3.53%-7.42%-6.52%-13.03%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
4.2928 of 5 stars
2.23.02.52.92.82.51.9
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.4212 of 5 stars
2.13.04.22.53.51.71.9
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.5078 of 5 stars
2.13.04.22.92.92.51.9
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
4.6865 of 5 stars
3.33.02.52.83.82.51.3

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
2.40
Hold$67.04-0.08% Downside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.17
Hold$249.76-3.54% Downside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.13
Hold$144.186.23% Upside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.55
Moderate Buy$138.9218.23% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest SUI, MAA, ESS, and EQR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/6/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Wedbush
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$240.00 ➝ $264.00
5/6/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$291.00 ➝ $315.00
5/6/2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Wedbush
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$135.00 ➝ $154.00
5/2/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$150.00
5/1/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$239.50 ➝ $243.50
5/1/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$142.00 ➝ $130.00
5/1/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$145.00 ➝ $128.00
4/29/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$68.00
4/29/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$62.00 ➝ $70.00
4/29/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$240.00
4/29/2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$135.00
(Data available from 5/9/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$2.90B8.78$4.70 per share14.26$29.67 per share2.26
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.67B9.96$15.49 per share16.72$87.15 per share2.97
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.16B7.33$9.83 per share13.80$53.82 per share2.52
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.22B4.54$6.42 per share18.30$59.74 per share1.97

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$835.44M$2.4127.8416.813.4931.70%8.18%4.59%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$405.83M$8.1831.6616.593.6731.18%9.22%4.20%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$552.81M$4.7728.4514.833.4125.92%8.90%4.90%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-$201M$1.16101.2915.501.054.46%1.87%0.84%7/24/2024 (Estimated)

Latest SUI, MAA, ESS, and EQR 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    
4/23/2024Q1 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
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
$9.803.78%+3.60%119.80%30 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$5.884.33%+11.88%123.27%15 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.763.20%+5.59%324.14%8 Years

Latest SUI, MAA, ESS, and EQR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
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
3/1/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
quarterly$0.942.83%3/27/20243/29/20244/15/2024
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
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
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.08
1.78
1.78

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
92.68%
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%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
6,780124.63 million122.28 millionOptionable

SUI, MAA, ESS, and EQR Headlines

SourceHeadline
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by AnalystsSun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts
americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 2:26 AM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Sold by Swiss National BankSun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Sold by Swiss National Bank
marketbeat.com - May 7 at 6:45 AM
Head to Head Analysis: Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) & Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI)Head to Head Analysis: Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) & Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI)
americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 7:52 AM
New York Life Investment Management LLC Boosts Position in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)New York Life Investment Management LLC Boosts Position in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - May 6 at 6:36 AM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) vs. COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Financial SurveySun Communities (NYSE:SUI) vs. COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) Financial Survey
americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 1:14 AM
Natixis Advisors L.P. Grows Stake in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Natixis Advisors L.P. Grows Stake in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - May 5 at 8:53 AM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Earns Market Outperform Rating from JMP SecuritiesSun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Earns Market Outperform Rating from JMP Securities
americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 6:46 AM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Stock Position Increased by Van ECK Associates CorpSun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Stock Position Increased by Van ECK Associates Corp
marketbeat.com - May 4 at 6:37 AM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target Cut to $128.00Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target Cut to $128.00
americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 6:16 AM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target Cut to $130.00Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target Cut to $130.00
americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 5:32 AM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Rating Reiterated by JMP SecuritiesSun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Rating Reiterated by JMP Securities
marketbeat.com - May 2 at 3:38 PM
JMP Securities Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Sun Communities (SUI)JMP Securities Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Sun Communities (SUI)
markets.businessinsider.com - May 2 at 8:37 AM
Royal Bank of Canada Cuts Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target to $130.00Royal Bank of Canada Cuts Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Price Target to $130.00
marketbeat.com - May 1 at 1:34 PM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptSun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 12:31 PM
Sun Communities Inc (SUI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strategic Shifts and ...Sun Communities Inc (SUI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strategic Shifts and ...
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 7:31 AM
Q1 2024 Sun Communities Inc Earnings CallQ1 2024 Sun Communities Inc Earnings Call
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 7:31 AM
New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 12,223 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 12,223 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - May 1 at 5:29 AM
Equity LifeStyle Properties declares $0.4775 dividendEquity LifeStyle Properties declares $0.4775 dividend
msn.com - May 1 at 2:29 AM
Sun Sui Wah Seafood RestaurantSun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
msn.com - May 1 at 2:29 AM
Buy Rating Affirmed: Sun Communities’ Solid Q1 Performance and Growth ProspectsBuy Rating Affirmed: Sun Communities’ Solid Q1 Performance and Growth Prospects
markets.businessinsider.com - April 30 at 3:57 PM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Shares Gap Down to $120.31Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Shares Gap Down to $120.31
marketbeat.com - April 30 at 1:07 PM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Stock Position Lifted by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Stock Position Lifted by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
marketbeat.com - April 30 at 12:39 PM
SUI Stock Earnings: Sun Communities Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024SUI Stock Earnings: Sun Communities Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - April 29 at 11:11 PM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Issues FY24 Earnings GuidanceSun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Issues FY24 Earnings Guidance
marketbeat.com - April 29 at 9:14 PM

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Company Descriptions

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.
Sun Communities logo

Sun Communities

NYSE:SUI
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.