NYSE:ACC American Campus Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding American Campus Communities, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $33.07 -1.96 (-5.60 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$33.05Now: $33.07▼$35.2250-Day Range$32.10MA: $34.68▼$37.5052-Week Range$20.13Now: $33.07▼$50.94Volume845,135 shsAverage Volume980,641 shsMarket Capitalization$4.55 billionP/E Ratio41.34Dividend Yield5.37%Beta0.97 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media American Campus Communities, Inc. is the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the United States. The company is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity real estate investment trust (REIT) with expertise in the design, finance, development, construction management and operational management of student housing properties. As of December 31, 2018, American Campus Communities owned 170 student housing properties containing approximately 109,100 beds. Including its owned and third-party managed properties, ACC's total managed portfolio consisted of 204 properties with approximately 133,900 beds.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Campus Communities has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $40.83, American Campus Communities has a forecasted upside of 23.5% from its current price of $33.07.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Campus Communities has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesAmerican Campus Communities has received 436 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAmerican Campus Communities has received 598 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAmerican Campus Communities has received 57.83% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about American Campus Communities and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ACC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ACC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAmerican Campus Communities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAmerican Campus Communities has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Campus Communities is 77.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, American Campus Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 83.19% in the coming year. This indicates that American Campus Communities may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Campus Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.88% of the stock of American Campus Communities is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions95.80% of the stock of American Campus Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Campus Communities are expected to grow by 10.24% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.26 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Campus Communities is 41.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Campus Communities is 41.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 16.65.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAmerican Campus Communities has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Campus Communities has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.95 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryResidential REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:ACC Previous Symbol CUSIP02483510 CIK1283630 Webwww.americancampus.com Phone512-732-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.07 Current Ratio0.97 Quick Ratio0.97Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio41.34 Forward P/E Ratio16.45 P/E Growth0.52 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$943.04 million Price / Sales4.83 Cash Flow$2.39 per share Price / Cash Flow13.85 Book Value$24.30 per share Price / Book1.36Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.42 Net Income$84.97 million Net Margins12.24% Return on Equity3.66% Return on Assets1.61%Miscellaneous Employees3,096 Outstanding Shares137,600,000Market Cap$4.55 billion Next Earnings Date10/19/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $33.07 -1.96 (-5.60 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive ACC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC) Frequently Asked Questions How has American Campus Communities' stock been impacted by COVID-19? American Campus Communities' stock was trading at $37.81 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ACC shares have decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $33.07. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of American Campus Communities? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Campus Communities in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for American Campus Communities. When is American Campus Communities' next earnings date? American Campus Communities is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 19th 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Campus Communities. How were American Campus Communities' earnings last quarter? American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 20th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.47. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $177.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $191.57 million. American Campus Communities had a net margin of 12.24% and a return on equity of 3.66%. The firm's revenue was down 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.56 EPS. View American Campus Communities' earnings history. How often does American Campus Communities pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, August 21st. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 7th. View American Campus Communities' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for ACC? 6 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for American Campus Communities' shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect American Campus Communities' share price to reach $40.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Campus Communities. Are investors shorting American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,250,000 shares, an increase of 16.4% from the August 15th total of 3,650,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Currently, 3.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Campus Communities' Short Interest. Who are some of American Campus Communities' key competitors? Some companies that are related to American Campus Communities include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Sun Communities (SUI), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) and UMH PROPERTIES/SH SH (UMH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of American Campus Communities own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Campus Communities investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), DIGITAL RLTY TR/SH (DLR), Simon Property Group (SPG), Iron Mountain (IRM), AT&T (T), Realty Income (O), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), WP Carey (WPC), AbbVie (ABBV) and Store Capital (STOR). Who are American Campus Communities' key executives? American Campus Communities' management team includes the following people: Mr. William C. Bayless Jr., CEO & Director (Age 55)Mr. James Clarence Hopke Jr., Pres (Age 57)Mr. Daniel B. Perry, Exec. VP, CFO, Treasurer & Sec. (Age 45)Ms. Jennifer Beese, Exec. VP & COO (Age 45)Mr. William W. Talbot, Exec. VP & Chief Investment Officer (Age 44) What is American Campus Communities' stock symbol? American Campus Communities trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ACC." Who are American Campus Communities' major shareholders? American Campus Communities' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (14.35%), Resolution Capital Ltd (3.72%), Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC (1.40%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.28%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.07%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.02%). Company insiders that own American Campus Communities stock include Cardenas Jorge De and Oliver Luck. View institutional ownership trends for American Campus Communities. Which institutional investors are selling American Campus Communities stock? ACC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FIL Ltd, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Cbre Clarion Securities LLC, US Bancorp DE, and GW&K Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold American Campus Communities company stock in the last year include Cardenas Jorge De, and Oliver Luck. View insider buying and selling activity for American Campus Communities. Which institutional investors are buying American Campus Communities stock? ACC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Resolution Capital Ltd, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Waterfront Capital Partners LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Reinhart Partners Inc., and Nordea Investment Management AB. View insider buying and selling activity for American Campus Communities. How do I buy shares of American Campus Communities? Shares of ACC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is American Campus Communities' stock price today? One share of ACC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.07. How big of a company is American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion and generates $943.04 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $84.97 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.42 on an earnings per share basis. American Campus Communities employs 3,096 workers across the globe. What is American Campus Communities' official website? The official website for American Campus Communities is www.americancampus.com. How can I contact American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities' mailing address is 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Suite T-200, Austin TX, 78738. 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