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 paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Friday, August 25th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 10th. This is a positive change from American Campus Communities's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. View American Campus Communities' Dividend History.

American Campus Communities Inc (NYSE:ACC) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $169.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $169.50 million. American Campus Communities had a return on equity of 1.90% and a net margin of 8.59%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. 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 estimate of $2.37.

8 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for American Campus Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect American Campus Communities' stock price to reach $53.67 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for American Campus Communities.

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

• 1. 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. " (10/16/2017)
• 2. 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)
• 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 during the month of 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 short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Some companies that are related to American Campus Communities include United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Sun Communities (SUI), Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV), 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), New Senior Investment Group (SNR), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS), Altisource Residential Corporation (RESI), Campus Crest Communities (CCG) and UMH Properties (UMH).

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 variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (0.80%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.. 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 $43.62.