NYSE:ACCAmerican Campus Communities Stock Price, Forecast & 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 $31.45 -0.54 (-1.69 %) (As of 05/22/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$30.87Now: $31.45▼$32.3050-Day Range$25.27MA: $31.02▼$35.9452-Week Range$20.13Now: $31.45▼$50.94Volume845,696 shsAverage Volume1.98 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.33 billionP/E Ratio32.42Dividend Yield5.98%Beta1.09 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial 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™ 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Campus Communities has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $45.29, American Campus Communities has a potential upside of 44.0% from its current price of $31.45.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Campus Communities has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesAmerican Campus Communities has received 434 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAmerican Campus Communities has received 593 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAmerican Campus Communities has received 57.74% “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 5.98%, 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 77.05 % 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 Institutions92.05% 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 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Campus Communities are expected to grow by 10.91% in the coming year, from $2.20 to $2.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Campus Communities is 32.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.50.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Campus Communities is 32.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 15.25.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Campus Communities has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.3Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.11 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 Ratio1.06 Current Ratio4.17 Quick Ratio4.17Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio32.42 Forward P/E Ratio14.30 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$943.04 million Price / Sales4.59 Cash Flow$2.53 per share Price / Cash Flow12.43 Book Value$24.36 per share Price / Book1.29Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.42 Net Income$84.97 million Net Margins14.33% Return on Equity4.32% Return on Assets1.93%Miscellaneous Employees3,096 Outstanding Shares137,600,000Market Cap$4.33 billion Next Earnings Date7/27/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable ACC Rates by TradingView 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 (Coronavirus)? 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 16.8% and is now trading at $31.45. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of American Campus Communities? 9 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 6 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, July 27th 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 earnings results on Monday, April, 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.10. The real estate investment trust earned $249.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $232.12 million. American Campus Communities had a return on equity of 4.32% and a net margin of 14.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.71 earnings per share. 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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. View American Campus Communities' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for ACC? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for American Campus Communities' shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate American Campus Communities' stock price to reach $45.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Campus Communities. Has American Campus Communities been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about ACC stock have trended extremely negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Campus Communities earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAmerican Campus Communities. Are investors shorting American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,280,000 shares, an increase of 40.8% from the April 30th total of 2,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,630,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View American Campus Communities' Current Options Chain. 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), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), 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), WP Carey (WPC), CROWN CASTLE IN/SH SH (CCI), Altria Group (MO), Iron Mountain (IRM), Ventas (VTR), AbbVie (ABBV), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) and Simon Property Group (SPG). 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.78%), State Street Corp (4.88%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.30%), Capital Research Global Investors (3.29%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (3.23%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.24%). Company insiders that own American Campus Communities stock include Cardenas Jorge De, James Clarence Hopke Jr and Oliver Luck. View institutional ownership trends for American Campus Communities. Which major investors are selling American Campus Communities stock? ACC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cbre Clarion Securities LLC, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, AJO LP, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Strs Ohio, US Bancorp DE, AXA, and Federated Hermes Inc.. 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 major investors are buying American Campus Communities stock? ACC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley, Centersquare Investment Management LLC, APG Asset Management US Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Westpac Banking Corp. 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 $31.45. How big of a company is American Campus Communities? American Campus Communities has a market capitalization of $4.33 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. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 512-732-1000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 5/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
