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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AVBNYSE:EQRNYSE:ESSNYSE:MAA On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVBAvalonBay Communities$201.98+0.7%$212.12$177.40▼$239.29$28.75B0.86691,158 shs140,514 shsEQREquity Residential$67.65+0.9%$69.97$59.41▼$78.84$25.71B0.851.72 million shs308,794 shsESSEssex Property Trust$276.29+1.1%$292.52$230.90▼$317.73$17.78B0.78399,480 shs107,167 shsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$155.24+0.2%$161.29$123.73▼$173.38$18.15B0.79735,533 shs532,066 shsThe 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? These 10 simple stocks can help investors build long-term wealth as artificial intelligence continues to grow into the future.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities-0.18%+7.07%-4.37%-7.58%+10.88%EQREquity Residential+0.14%+8.59%-2.84%-3.58%+10.40%ESSEssex Property Trust+0.40%+7.60%-7.15%-3.17%+16.25%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities-2.13%+3.17%-5.21%+3.50%+22.27%Remove AdsCompare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAVBAvalonBay Communities4.3275 of 5 stars3.35.02.52.42.91.70.6EQREquity Residential4.6827 of 5 stars3.35.02.52.94.13.30.6ESSEssex Property Trust4.5094 of 5 stars3.23.04.22.54.12.50.6MAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.2697 of 5 stars2.34.04.22.93.42.50.6Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVBAvalonBay Communities 2.50Moderate Buy$237.4717.57% UpsideEQREquity Residential 2.50Moderate Buy$78.5116.06% UpsideESSEssex Property Trust 2.30Hold$307.1111.16% UpsideMAAMid-America Apartment Communities 2.57Moderate Buy$168.768.71% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AVB, EQR, MAA, and ESS Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails4/11/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$226.00 ➝ $227.004/11/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$304.00 ➝ $303.004/11/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$163.00 ➝ $160.004/4/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Market Perform$220.003/20/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesRaymond JamesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetStrong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy$180.00 ➝ $185.003/10/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$229.00 ➝ $230.003/10/2025EQREquity ResidentialTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$76.00 ➝ $78.003/10/2025ESSEssex Property TrustTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$292.00 ➝ $304.003/10/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$158.00 ➝ $174.003/10/2025MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesJefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$148.00 ➝ $190.002/19/2025AVBAvalonBay CommunitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$230.00 ➝ $226.00(Data available from 4/16/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVBAvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.87$12.51 per share16.14$83.95 per share2.41EQREquity Residential$2.98B8.62$5.02 per share13.47$29.57 per share2.29ESSEssex Property Trust$1.77B10.02$19.31 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.10MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.19B8.28$9.29 per share16.71$52.40 per share2.96Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVBAvalonBay Communities$1.08B$7.5926.6016.563.1137.13%9.15%5.15%4/30/2025 (Estimated)EQREquity Residential$1.04B$2.7224.8916.073.9934.76%9.27%5.09%4/29/2025 (Estimated)ESSEssex Property Trust$741.52M$11.5423.9516.666.8441.79%13.05%5.82%4/29/2025 (Estimated)MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$527.54M$4.4834.6616.843.7224.03%8.53%4.52%4/30/2025 (Estimated)Latest AVB, EQR, MAA, and ESS EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/30/2025Q1 2025AVBAvalonBay Communities$2.81N/AN/AN/A$744.61 millionN/A4/30/2025Q1 2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.17N/AN/AN/A$551.21 millionN/A4/29/2025Q1 2025EQREquity Residential$0.94N/AN/AN/A$769.43 millionN/A4/29/2025Q1 2025ESSEssex Property Trust$3.92N/AN/AN/A$458.03 millionN/A2/5/2025Q4 2024AVBAvalonBay Communities$2.83$2.80-$0.03$2.80$740.67 millionN/A2/5/2025Q4 2024MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$1.04$2.23+$1.19$2.23$552.05 millionN/A2/4/2025Q4 2024ESSEssex Property Trust$1.40$3.92+$2.52$3.92$449.86 millionN/ACompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVBAvalonBay Communities$7.003.47%+2.25%92.23%N/AEQREquity Residential$2.774.09%+3.86%101.84%N/AESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.72%+5.28%89.08%31 YearsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$6.063.90%+12.64%135.27%16 YearsLatest AVB, EQR, MAA, and ESS DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date3/18/2025MAAMid-America Apartment Communitiesquarterly$1.51503.74%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/20253/20/2025EQREquity Residentialquarterly$0.69253.95%3/31/20253/31/20254/17/20252/5/2025AVBAvalonBay Communitiesquarterly$1.753.12%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/20252/20/2025ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.573.49%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVBAvalonBay Communities0.681.641.64EQREquity Residential0.720.360.36ESSEssex Property Trust1.151.141.14MAAMid-America Apartment Communities0.810.080.08Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities92.61%EQREquity Residential92.68%ESSEssex Property Trust96.51%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities93.60%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVBAvalonBay Communities0.42%EQREquity Residential1.00%ESSEssex Property Trust3.80%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities1.30%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVBAvalonBay Communities2,950142.37 million141.55 millionOptionableEQREquity Residential2,400379.71 million375.91 millionOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,77064.33 million61.83 millionOptionableMAAMid-America Apartment Communities2,390116.90 million115.38 millionOptionableAVB, EQR, MAA, and ESS HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Shares Sold by Synovus Financial CorpApril 16 at 5:49 AM | marketbeat.comTT Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 15 at 7:49 AM | marketbeat.comTownsquare Capital LLC Grows Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 15 at 6:57 AM | marketbeat.comSterling Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 15 at 6:18 AM | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Holdings Boosted by FIL LtdApril 15 at 5:20 AM | marketbeat.comEnvestnet Asset Management Inc. Trims Stock Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 15 at 4:40 AM | marketbeat.comStockNews.com Downgrades Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) to SellApril 15 at 1:13 AM | marketbeat.comInvesco Ltd. Reduces Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 14 at 4:56 AM | marketbeat.comBarclays Lowers Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Price Target to $160.00April 14 at 2:53 AM | americanbankingnews.comWells Fargo & Company MN Reduces Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 13 at 4:48 AM | marketbeat.comAPG Asset Management N.V. Purchases 62,400 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Shares Sold by Legal & General Group PlcApril 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comAviva PLC Sells 13,063 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comMAA price target lowered to $160 from $163 at BarclaysApril 12, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comRenaissance Group LLC Acquires Shares of 1,745 Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comFmr LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Shares Purchased by Wellington Management Group LLPApril 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities (MAA): Among Stocks Insiders Sold in April After Trump’s Tariff RolloutApril 10, 2025 | insidermonkey.comMid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Moves 5.3% Higher: Will This Strength Last?April 10, 2025 | zacks.comStock Market Sell-Off Shopping Spree: 3 Top Dividend Stocks I Just Bought to Boost My Passive IncomeApril 10, 2025 | fool.comStock Market Sell-Off Shopping Spree: 3 Top Dividend Stocks I Just Bought to Boost My Passive IncomeApril 10, 2025 | fool.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeAVB, EQR, MAA, and ESS Company DescriptionsAvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB$201.98 +1.48 (+0.74%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.Equity Residential NYSE:EQR$67.65 +0.63 (+0.94%) As of 11:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS$276.29 +2.90 (+1.06%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA$155.24 +0.35 (+0.22%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the operation, acquisition, and development of apartment communities. It operates through the Same Store and Non-Same Store segments. The Same Store Communities segment represents those apartment communities that have been owned and stabilized for at least 12 months as of the first day of the calendar year. The Non-Same Store segment includes recent acquisitions, communities in development or lease-up. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Germantown, TN. 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