American Campus Communities Company Profile (NYSE:ACC)

American Campus Communities trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ACC."

American Campus Communities announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Friday, August 25th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 10th. This is a boost from American Campus Communities's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. View American Campus Communities' Dividend History.

American Campus Communities Inc (NYSE:ACC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.01. The firm earned $169.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $169.50 million. American Campus Communities had a net margin of 8.59% and a return on equity of 1.90%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. View American Campus Communities' Earnings History.

American Campus Communities is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 23rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for American Campus Communities.

American Campus Communities updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.34-2.44 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.37.

9 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for American Campus Communities' shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate American Campus Communities' stock price to reach $53.67 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for American Campus Communities.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about American Campus Communities stock:

• 1. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "We think this print is enough for a positive stock reaction tomorrow, but color on the call will also impact trading activity." (7/24/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "American Campus Communities, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT with expertise in the acquisition, design, finance, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties. " (7/21/2017)
• 3. FBR & Co analysts commented, "We believe the highlight of ACC’s quarter was the guidance that 2017 NOI growth would be in the upper end of a relatively high (for student housing) NOI growth range. The guidance came in at +3.6% to +5.3%, expected to be driven by revenue growth of 2.6% to 3.4% and expense growth of 1.0% to 1.5%. This notably exceeds the conventional multifamily sector average of 175 bps on NOI. While no new ACE deals were announced, the company specified the timing and amount of one on- campus deal, and it announced two off-campus development deals for $87 million. Further, ACC put up what we view as strong same-community preleasing results (+70 bps YOY)." (2/22/2017)

American Campus Communities saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,771,756 shares, a decline of 29.6% from the August 15th total of 2,516,742 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 496,335 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to American Campus Communities include Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV), Sun Communities (SUI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Colony Starwood Homes (SFR), Two Harbors Investments Corp (TWO), Education Realty Trust (EDR), Monogram Residential Trust (MORE), Associated Estates Realty (AEC), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), New Senior Investment Group (SNR), Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS), Altisource Residential Corporation (RESI) and Campus Crest Communities (CCG).

American Campus Communities' management team includes the folowing people:

• James Clarence Hopke Jr., President
• William C. Bayless Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Daniel B. Perry, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
• Jennifer Beese, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
• Jorge de Cardenas, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
• Kim K. Voss, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Assistant Secretary
• William W. Talbot, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
• James E. Wilhelm III, Executive Vice President - Public - Private Transaction
• Edward Lowenthal, Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
• Blakeley W. Chandlee, Independent Director

American Campus Communities' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (15.49%), BlackRock Inc. (11.74%), Capital Research Global Investors (4.52%), State Street Corp (4.25%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (3.58%) and Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC (3.27%). Company insiders that own American Campus Communities stock include Cardenas Jorge De, Daniel Perry, Dennis G Lopez, Edward Lowenthal, G Steven Dawson, James Clarence Hopke Jr, James E Wilhelm III, Jennifer Beese, Jonathan Albert Graf, Kim K Voss, William C Bayless Jr and William W Talbot. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Campus Communities.

American Campus Communities' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cbre Clarion Securities LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Resolution Capital Ltd, Macquarie Group Ltd. and William Blair Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold American Campus Communities stock in the last year include James E Wilhelm III, Jennifer Beese and William C Bayless Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Campus Communities.

American Campus Communities' stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Presima Inc., BlackRock Inc., Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. and Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Campus Communities.

Shares of American Campus Communities can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of American Campus Communities stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.32.