Equities Analysts Set Expectations for MAA Q2 Earnings

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA - Free Report) - Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Mid-America Apartment Communities in a report released on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.16 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mid-America Apartment Communities' current full-year earnings is $8.84 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Mid-America Apartment Communities' Q3 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.15 EPS.

MAA has been the topic of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $161.00 to $162.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Raymond James increased their target price on Mid-America Apartment Communities from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $174.00 to $164.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $159.50 to $168.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $158.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $169.00.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE:MAA traded up $1.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $162.96. The company had a trading volume of 632,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 734,527. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.08 and a quick ratio of 0.08. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a 52 week low of $126.77 and a 52 week high of $173.38. The company has a market capitalization of $19.08 billion, a PE ratio of 36.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $161.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.83.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.04. Mid-America Apartment Communities had a return on equity of 8.53% and a net margin of 24.03%. The business had revenue of $549.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $551.21 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.22 EPS. The business's revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th were paid a $1.515 dividend. This represents a $6.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 15th. Mid-America Apartment Communities's dividend payout ratio is presently 126.25%.

Insider Activity at Mid-America Apartment Communities

In related news, EVP Amber Fairbanks sold 173 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.85, for a total value of $28,865.05. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $502,552.20. The trade was a 5.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO H Eric Bolton, Jr. sold 2,643 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.93, for a total value of $396,264.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 319,813 shares of the company's stock, valued at $47,949,563.09. This represents a 0.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 7,313 shares of company stock worth $1,171,707 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MAA. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Mid-America Apartment Communities by 45.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,636,915 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,025,868,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088,143 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $826,562,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Mid-America Apartment Communities by 26.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,344,862 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $517,015,000 after purchasing an additional 708,125 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,193,188 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $492,421,000 after buying an additional 52,050 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,656,669 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $410,641,000 after purchasing an additional 40,436 shares during the period. 93.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Company Profile

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.