American Campus Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Campus Communities in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" American Campus Communities stock.
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American Campus Communities saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,520,000 shares, an increase of 19.4% from the May 31st total of 2,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 842,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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American Campus Communities is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 25th 2021.
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American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) released its earnings results on Sunday, July, 25th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.44. American Campus Communities had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.29% and a net margin of 1.31%.
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American Campus Communities' stock was trading at $37.81 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ACC shares have increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $50.31.
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American Campus Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, May 21st. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 7th. This is an increase from American Campus Communities's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42.
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American Campus Communities pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.75%. American Campus Communities does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of American Campus Communities is 94.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, American Campus Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.03% in the coming year. This indicates that American Campus Communities may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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American Campus Communities updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.93-2.07 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.92.

4 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for American Campus Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $55.00. On average, they expect American Campus Communities' stock price to reach $49.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.6%.
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369 employees have rated American Campus Communities CEO William C. Bayless Jr. on Glassdoor.com. William C. Bayless Jr. has an approval rating of 85% among American Campus Communities' employees.

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

American Campus Communities' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.32%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.07%), Presima Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%), Real Estate Management Services LLC (0.06%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.03%). Company insiders that own American Campus Communities stock include Cardenas Jorge De, James Clarence Hopke Jr, James E Wilhelm III, Jennifer Beese, Oliver Luck and William C Bayless Jr.
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ACC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Aurora Investment Managers LLC., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, and Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold American Campus Communities company stock in the last year include James Clarence Hopke Jr, James E Wilhelm III, Jennifer Beese, and William C Bayless Jr.
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ACC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Real Estate Management Services LLC, Presima Inc., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd, Clean Yield Group, and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
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Shares of ACC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ACC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.31.

American Campus Communities has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion and generates $870.58 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $72.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis.

American Campus Communities employs 2,988 workers across the globe.

American Campus Communities was founded in 1993.

The official website for American Campus Communities is www.americancampus.com.

American Campus Communities is headquartered at 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Suite T-200, Austin TX, 78738.

American Campus Communities' mailing address is 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Suite T-200, Austin TX, 78738. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 512-732-1000 or via email at [email protected]