Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA):

• 1/24/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $174.00 to $164.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $168.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $159.50.
• 1/24/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an “inline” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $166.00 to $152.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $157.00 to $155.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Mid-America Apartment Communities had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $163.00 to $159.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/17/2024 – Mid-America Apartment Communities was upgraded by analysts at KeyCorp from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/17/2024 – Mid-America Apartment Communities is now covered by analysts at Barclays PLC. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $166.00 price target on the stock.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Price Performance

Shares of MAA stock traded up $2.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $154.70. The stock had a trading volume of 846,913 shares, compared to its average volume of 659,796. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.09 and a quick ratio of 0.09. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. has a one year low of $121.51 and a one year high of $167.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $154.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $155.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.92, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.91.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a $1.515 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 15th. This is an increase from Mid-America Apartment Communities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. This represents a $6.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.92%. Mid-America Apartment Communities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.79%.

Institutional Trading of Mid-America Apartment Communities

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MAA. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Mid-America Apartment Communities during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Mid-America Apartment Communities by 37.2% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 251 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Mid-America Apartment Communities in the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. 93.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.