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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$66.64
+0.1%
$66.97
$59.82
$76.60
$12.74B0.721.28 million shs1.19 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$307.54
+0.7%
$295.94
$230.90
$317.73
$19.78B0.9387,221 shs516,016 shs
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$168.08
+0.4%
$160.71
$123.73
$173.38
$19.65B0.9704,633 shs511,429 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$128.99
+0.4%
$129.02
$110.98
$147.83
$16.46B0.9825,614 shs389,824 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
+0.12%-0.67%-3.36%-0.02%+5.51%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
+0.64%+0.53%-1.97%+10.02%+30.60%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
+0.36%+2.22%-1.58%+10.24%+31.88%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
+0.29%-0.63%-5.46%+5.38%+4.57%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
4.46 of 5 stars
3.43.03.33.03.01.70.6
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.1737 of 5 stars
2.23.03.32.54.22.50.6
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.041 of 5 stars
2.32.04.22.93.51.70.6
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.9123 of 5 stars
1.23.01.72.83.01.70.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
2.80
Moderate Buy$73.7810.71% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.30
Hold$307.16-0.12% Downside
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2.57
Moderate Buy$168.900.49% Upside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.36
Hold$136.605.90% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MAA, ESS, SUI, and ELS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/20/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Raymond James
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Boost Price TargetStrong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy$180.00 ➝ $185.00
3/10/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$292.00 ➝ $304.00
3/10/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$158.00 ➝ $174.00
3/10/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Jefferies Financial Group
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$148.00 ➝ $190.00
3/10/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$136.00 ➝ $142.00
2/28/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
2/19/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$302.00 ➝ $304.00
2/19/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$152.00 ➝ $163.00
2/14/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Scotiabank
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UpgradeSector Perform ➝ Sector Outperform$173.00 ➝ $182.00
2/11/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$160.00 ➝ $160.00
2/10/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$297.00 ➝ $302.00
(Data available from 4/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$1.43B8.89$3.01 per share22.15$9.55 per share6.98
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.77B11.15$21.49 per share14.31$89.01 per share3.46
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$2.19B8.97$10.06 per share16.71$52.40 per share3.21
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.20B5.14$6.52 per share19.77$59.74 per share2.16
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$367.01M$1.9534.1720.503.0224.05%23.12%6.51%4/28/2025 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$741.52M$11.5426.6518.556.8441.79%13.05%5.82%4/29/2025 (Estimated)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$527.54M$4.4837.5218.233.7224.03%8.53%4.52%4/29/2025 (Estimated)
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-$201M$0.7469.3518.37N/A7.46%3.21%1.40%5/5/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MAA, ESS, SUI, and ELS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/29/2025N/A
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$3.92N/AN/AN/A$458.03 millionN/A
4/28/2025N/A
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$0.83N/AN/AN/A$391.34 millionN/A
2/26/2025Q4 2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.39$1.41+$0.02$1.41$724.68 million$745.90 million
2/5/2025Q4 2024
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$1.04$2.23+$1.19$2.23$552.05 millionN/A
2/4/2025Q4 2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.40$3.92+$2.52$3.92$449.86 millionN/A
1/27/2025Q4 2024
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$0.76$0.76N/A$0.76N/AN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
$2.063.09%+8.56%105.64%21 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$10.283.34%+5.28%89.08%31 Years
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
$6.063.61%+12.64%135.27%16 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.762.91%+4.24%508.11%N/A

Latest MAA, ESS, SUI, and ELS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/18/2025
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
quarterly$1.51503.74%4/15/20254/15/20254/30/2025
2/20/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.573.49%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/2025
3/14/2025
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
quarterly$0.942.9%3/31/20253/31/20254/15/2025
2/6/2025
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
quarterly$0.51503.13%3/28/20253/28/20254/11/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
0.15
0.02
0.03
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.15
1.14
1.14
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
0.81
0.08
0.08
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
0.93
1.61
1.61
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. stock logo
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
4,100191.14 million188.37 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,77064.33 million61.83 millionOptionable
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. stock logo
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
2,390116.90 million115.38 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
7,590127.59 million124.98 millionOptionable

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Equity LifeStyle Properties stock logo

Equity LifeStyle Properties NYSE:ELS

$66.64 +0.08 (+0.12%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$66.44 -0.20 (-0.31%)
As of 04/2/2025 06:34 PM Eastern
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of lifestyle-oriented properties consisting primarily of manufactured home, and recreational vehicle communities. It operates through the following segments: Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease properties. The Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells, and leases homes. The company was founded by James M. Hankins in December 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Essex Property Trust stock logo

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$307.54 +2.03 (+0.66%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$303.12 -4.42 (-1.44%)
As of 04/2/2025 07:42 PM Eastern
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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 stock logo

Mid-America Apartment Communities NYSE:MAA

$168.08 +0.60 (+0.36%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$163.71 -4.37 (-2.60%)
As of 04/2/2025 07:30 PM Eastern
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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.

Sun Communities stock logo

Sun Communities NYSE:SUI

$128.99 +0.51 (+0.40%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$127.73 -1.26 (-0.98%)
As of 04/2/2025 06:37 PM Eastern
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Established in 1975, Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 667 developed MH, RV and Marina properties comprising 179,310 developed sites and approximately 48,030 wet slips and dry storage spaces in the U.S., the UK and Canada.