Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Competitors

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVB or MAA?

AvalonBay Communities received 155 more outperform votes than Mid-America Apartment Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Mid-America Apartment Communities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 675 60.11%	Underperform Votes 448 39.89%
Mid-America Apartment Communities	Outperform Votes 520 59.63%	Underperform Votes 352 40.37%

Which has more risk and volatility, AVB or MAA?

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid-America Apartment Communities has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AVB or MAA?

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 6 more articles in the media than Mid-America Apartment Communities. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 21 mentions for Mid-America Apartment Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' score of 1.16 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mid-America Apartment Communities	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVB or MAA?

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVB or MAA?

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Mid-America Apartment Communities. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mid-America Apartment Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities	$2.91B	10.21	$1.08B	$7.59	27.54
Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.19B	8.66	$527.54M	$4.48	36.21

Is AVB or MAA a better dividend stock?

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays out 135.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Mid-America Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AVB or MAA more profitable?

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Mid-America Apartment Communities' net margin of 24.03%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.15% beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	37.13%	9.15%	5.15%
Mid-America Apartment Communities	24.03%	8.53%	4.52%

Do analysts rate AVB or MAA?

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 14.47%. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus target price of $168.45, indicating a potential upside of 3.83%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Mid-America Apartment Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Mid-America Apartment Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Mid-America Apartment Communities on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.