This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Associated Estates Realty (AEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock AEC vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, MAA, SUI, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, and AIVShould you be buying Associated Estates Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Estates Realty include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), and Apartment Investment and Management (AIV). These companies are all part of the "residential reits" industry. Associated Estates Realty vs. Its Competitors AvalonBay Communities Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities Sun Communities United Dominion Realty Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties Camden Property Trust UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management Associated Estates Realty (NYSE:AEC) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both residential reits companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk. Do analysts recommend AEC or AVB? AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $218.42, indicating a potential upside of 13.07%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Associated Estates Realty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Associated Estates Realty 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Does the media favor AEC or AVB? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 23 more articles in the media than Associated Estates Realty. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 0 mentions for Associated Estates Realty. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Associated Estates Realty's score of 0.00 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Associated Estates Realty Neutral AvalonBay Communities Positive Is AEC or AVB more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.91% compared to Associated Estates Realty's net margin of 0.00%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.70% beat Associated Estates Realty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Associated Estates RealtyN/A N/A N/A AvalonBay Communities 38.91%9.70%5.45% Which has higher earnings and valuation, AEC or AVB? AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Estates Realty. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssociated Estates RealtyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.44$1.08B$8.1223.79 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEC or AVB? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Associated Estates Realty on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Associated Estates Realty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAssociated Estates Realty Industry SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$2.45B$2.44B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A13.75%13.73%3.51%P/E RatioN/A25.4825.2329.94Price / SalesN/A12,416.9913,670.5759.92Price / CashN/A19.9860.0324.98Price / BookN/A3.633.234.59Net IncomeN/A-$367.12M-$445.27M$1.00B Associated Estates Realty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AECAssociated Estates RealtyN/A$7.09+2.5%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities4.3573 of 5 stars$195.38-0.7%$218.08+11.6%-16.0%$27.79B$2.91B24.062,988Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEQREquity Residential4.7763 of 5 stars$66.49-0.6%$75.96+14.2%-14.9%$25.37B$3.04B25.092,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastESSEssex Property Trust4.7248 of 5 stars$267.23-0.6%$298.41+11.7%-12.5%$17.20B$1.77B21.481,715Positive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7873 of 5 stars$142.13-1.4%$162.41+14.3%-13.2%$16.65B$2.19B29.252,532Positive NewsSUISun Communities4.5798 of 5 stars$130.00-1.0%$138.71+6.7%-8.9%$16.27B$3.22B12.726,590Positive NewsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7813 of 5 stars$38.36-1.4%$44.73+16.6%-17.5%$12.71B$1.67B100.951,432Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.83 of 5 stars$61.500.0%$71.05+15.5%-15.7%$11.92B$1.53B31.863,800Positive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.4494 of 5 stars$109.50-1.1%$123.27+12.6%-13.7%$11.70B$1.54B76.571,660Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeUMHUMH Properties4.8462 of 5 stars$15.20-0.4%$20.25+33.2%-25.3%$1.29B$250.41M108.56460News CoverageShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionAIVApartment Investment and Management2.3628 of 5 stars$7.50-1.2%$10.00+33.3%-14.9%$1.07B$208.68M-15.6360Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVB Alternatives EQR Alternatives ESS Alternatives MAA Alternatives SUI Alternatives UDR Alternatives ELS Alternatives CPT Alternatives UMH Alternatives AIV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEC) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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