Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAA or AVB?

AvalonBay Communities received 159 more outperform votes than Mid-America Apartment Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave Mid-America Apartment Communities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mid-America Apartment Communities	Outperform Votes 516 59.86%	Underperform Votes 346 40.14%
AvalonBay Communities	Outperform Votes 675 60.27%	Underperform Votes 445 39.73%

Which has more risk & volatility, MAA or AVB?

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MAA or AVB?

In the previous week, Mid-America Apartment Communities had 4 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Mid-America Apartment Communities and 29 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. Mid-America Apartment Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.58 indicating that Mid-America Apartment Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mid-America Apartment Communities	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvalonBay Communities	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

93.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAA or AVB?

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
Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.19B	9.04	$527.54M	$4.48	37.83
AvalonBay Communities	$2.91B	10.95	$1.08B	$7.59	29.54

Is MAA or AVB a better dividend stock?

Mid-America Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. 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.

Is MAA or AVB 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
Mid-America Apartment Communities	24.03%	8.53%	4.52%
AvalonBay Communities	37.13%	9.15%	5.15%

Do analysts recommend MAA or AVB?

Mid-America Apartment Communities presently has a consensus target price of $167.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.46%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus target price of $238.64, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher probable upside, 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
Mid-America Apartment Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Mid-America Apartment Communities on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.