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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$207.56-0.1%$209.61$180.40▼$239.29$29.54B0.86688,530 shs240,858 shsEQREquity Residential$69.45+0.2%$69.48$59.41▼$78.84$26.38B0.851.69 million shs743,050 shsESSEssex Property Trust$276.30-0.5%$289.82$240.58▼$317.73$17.78B0.78399,804 shs148,137 shsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$158.98-0.9%$161.45$126.77▼$173.38$18.58B0.79733,877 shs377,450 shs7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVBAvalonBay Communities+0.98%+2.96%-2.64%-5.23%+8.58%EQREquity Residential+1.18%+2.63%-2.82%+0.09%+6.49%ESSEssex Property Trust+0.80%+2.39%-9.19%-1.16%+12.47%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities+0.85%+3.68%-3.16%+6.22%+24.34%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1982 of 5 stars3.33.01.72.44.11.70.6EQREquity Residential4.1007 of 5 stars2.23.02.52.93.63.30.6ESSEssex Property Trust4.5595 of 5 stars3.23.04.22.53.82.50.6MAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0795 of 5 stars2.32.04.22.93.52.50.6Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVBAvalonBay Communities 2.50Moderate Buy$237.4714.41% UpsideEQREquity Residential 2.47Hold$79.0113.77% UpsideESSEssex Property Trust 2.30Hold$307.1111.15% UpsideMAAMid-America Apartment Communities 2.57Moderate Buy$168.766.16% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MAA, AVB, EQR, 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 4/29/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVBAvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.14$12.86 per share16.14$83.95 per share2.47EQREquity Residential$2.98B8.85$5.16 per share13.47$29.57 per share2.35ESSEssex Property Trust$1.77B10.02$19.31 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.10MAAMid-America Apartment Communities$2.19B8.48$9.51 per share16.71$52.40 per share3.03Compare 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$7.5927.3417.013.1137.13%9.15%5.15%4/30/2025 (Estimated)EQREquity Residential$1.04B$2.7225.5316.503.9934.76%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$4.4835.4817.243.7224.03%8.53%4.52%4/30/2025 (Estimated)Latest MAA, AVB, EQR, 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$7.003.37%+2.25%92.23%N/AEQREquity Residential$2.773.99%+3.86%101.84%N/AESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.72%+5.28%89.08%31 YearsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities$6.063.81%+12.64%135.27%16 YearsLatest MAA, AVB, EQR, 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 Trust3.46%MAAMid-America Apartment Communities1.30%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVBAvalonBay Communities2,950142.37 million141.55 millionOptionableEQREquity Residential2,400379.84 million375.91 millionOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,77064.33 million61.83 millionOptionableMAAMid-America Apartment Communities2,390116.90 million115.38 millionOptionableMAA, AVB, EQR, and ESS HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesTwo Sigma Securities LLC Acquires New Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 29 at 6:07 AM | marketbeat.comStifel Financial Corp Has $16.07 Million Stock Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 29 at 4:56 AM | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Position Lifted by Snyder Capital Management L PApril 27 at 7:06 AM | marketbeat.comHsbc Holdings PLC Has $51.65 Million Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 27 at 5:28 AM | marketbeat.comOneDigital Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 2,221 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 27 at 5:20 AM | marketbeat.comWhat's in Store for Mid-America Apartment Stock in Q1 Earnings?April 25, 2025 | zacks.comMid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on WednesdayApril 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comNatixis Raises Stock Holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comBI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Has $1.08 Million Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Raised to "Hold" at StockNews.comApril 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comWhat to Expect From Mid-America Apartment Communities' Next Quarterly Earnings ReportApril 24, 2025 | msn.comSteel Grove Capital Advisors LLC Sells 5,807 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comKayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC Acquires 2,915 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comDimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $266.72 Million Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comMid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold" RatingApril 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMid-America Apartment Communities: Consistent Growth Of IncomeApril 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comCapital International Inc. CA Has $9.01 Million Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comCapital World Investors Grows Position in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comMarshall Wace LLP Buys 61,982 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.com2,000 Shares in Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) Bought by Gamco Investors INC. ET ALApril 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comBarclays PLC Sells 87,207 Shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeMAA, AVB, EQR, and ESS Company DescriptionsAvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB$207.56 -0.25 (-0.12%) As of 02:19 PM 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$69.45 +0.14 (+0.20%) As of 02:19 PM 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$276.30 -1.27 (-0.46%) As of 02:19 PM 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$158.98 -1.47 (-0.91%) As of 02:19 PM 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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