MAA vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and SPG
Should you be buying Mid-America Apartment Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mid-America Apartment Communities include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Simon Property Group (SPG). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Mid-America Apartment Communities vs.
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Mid-America Apartment Communities had 4 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Mid-America Apartment Communities and 22 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' score of 0.46 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays out 136.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Mid-America Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
AvalonBay Communities received 159 more outperform votes than Mid-America Apartment Communities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.36% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Mid-America Apartment Communities an outperform vote.
AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid-America Apartment Communities has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 36.20% compared to Mid-America Apartment Communities' net margin of 23.84%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 8.84% beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' return on equity.
AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus price target of $234.60, suggesting a potential upside of 6.84%. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus price target of $166.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Mid-America Apartment Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mid-America Apartment Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.
92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Mid-America Apartment Communities on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MAA) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
