Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, operation and management of multifamily apartment communities. The company generates revenue primarily by leasing residential apartment homes to individuals and families.

MAA’s portfolio is concentrated in the southeastern and southwestern United States, with communities serving markets across the Sun Belt, including states such as Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Its properties are generally located in growing metropolitan areas and include a range of apartment types, amenities and floor plans designed for a variety of renters.

The company traces its history to 1977 and became a publicly traded REIT in 1994. In addition to operating its apartment communities, MAA provides property management, resident services and related real estate operations. Its activities include acquiring, developing, redeveloping and selectively disposing of multifamily properties as part of its portfolio-management strategy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.44 to $118.92
• 50-Day Range: $117.26 to $137.49
• 52-Week Range: $116.67 to $144.41
• Volume: 249,157 shs
• Average Volume: 1.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.58
• Dividend Yield: 5.17%
• Price Target: $142.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mid-America Apartment Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mid-America Apartment Communities scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mid-America Apartment Communities has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $142.31, representing about 20.2% upside from its current price of $118.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mid-America Apartment Communities has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mid-America Apartment Communities are expected to grow by 0.94% in the coming year, from $8.51 to $8.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 34.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 34.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a P/B Ratio of 2.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.90% of the float of Mid-America Apartment Communities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.55.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mid-America Apartment Communities has recently increased by 9.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Mid-America Apartment Communities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mid-America Apartment Communities has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 178.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mid-America Apartment Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.25% next year. This indicates that Mid-America Apartment Communities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Mid-America Apartment Communities this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for MAA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Mid-America Apartment Communities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mid-America Apartment Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Mid-America Apartment Communities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.60% of the stock of Mid-America Apartment Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Residential REITs
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Family Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAA
• CIK: 912595
• Web: www.maac.com
• Phone: (901) 682-6600
• Fax: 901-682-6667
• Employees: 2,507
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mid-America Apartment Communities: $142.31
• High Price Target: $158.00
• Low Price Target: $125.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.35
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $446.91 million
• Net Margins: 18.17%
• Pretax Margin: 18.84%
• Return on Equity: 6.99%
• Return on Assets: 3.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.02
• Current Ratio: 0.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.21
• Cash Flow: $9.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.87
• Book Value: $49.70 per share
• Price / Book: 2.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 116,020,000
• Free Float: 115,326,000
• Market Cap: $13.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73