Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates, acquires and develops multifamily apartment communities. The company focuses primarily on conventional apartment properties and generates revenue through leasing residential units to individuals and families.

MAA’s portfolio is concentrated in the Sun Belt region of the United States, including markets across the Southeast, Southwest and parts of the South Central United States. Its properties are located in metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville, Raleigh, Charlotte, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Birmingham, Memphis and other growing markets.

The company traces its roots to 1977 and became a publicly traded REIT in the 1990s. In addition to owning apartment communities, MAA provides property management and resident services, oversees renovations and development projects, and works to expand its portfolio through acquisitions and other real estate investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.29 to $125.33
• 50-Day Range: $124.54 to $141.73
• 52-Week Range: $120.30 to $144.41
• Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 983,625 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.40
• Dividend Yield: 4.92%
• Price Target: $143.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mid-America Apartment Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mid-America Apartment Communities scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mid-America Apartment Communities has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $143.75, representing about 15.5% upside from its current price of $124.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mid-America Apartment Communities has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mid-America Apartment Communities are expected to grow by 1.18% in the coming year, from $8.51 to $8.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 36.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 36.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.11.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a P/B Ratio of 2.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.57% of the float of Mid-America Apartment Communities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.35.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mid-America Apartment Communities has recently decreased by 3.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Mid-America Apartment Communities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mid-America Apartment Communities has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mid-America Apartment Communities is 178.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mid-America Apartment Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.08% next year. This indicates that Mid-America Apartment Communities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Mid-America Apartment Communities this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for MAA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Mid-America Apartment Communities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mid-America Apartment Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Mid-America Apartment Communities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.60% of the stock of Mid-America Apartment Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• BofA NY Global Real Estate Conference 2026: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Residential REITs
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Family Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAA
• CIK: 912595
• Web: www.maac.com
• Phone: (901) 682-6600
• Fax: 901-682-6667
• Employees: 2,507
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mid-America Apartment Communities: $143.75
• High Price Target: $158.00
• Low Price Target: $129.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.35
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $446.91 million
• Net Margins: 18.17%
• Pretax Margin: 18.84%
• Return on Equity: 6.99%
• Return on Assets: 3.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.02
• Current Ratio: 0.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.54
• Cash Flow: $9.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.57
• Book Value: $49.70 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 116,020,000
• Free Float: 115,326,000
• Market Cap: $14.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73