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The price of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc (NYSE: MAA) closed at $144.42 in the last session, up 1.26% from day before closing price of $142.62. In other words, the price has increased by $1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. MAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.935 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $142.74.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MAA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 254.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.17 and its Current Ratio is at 0.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Fairbanks Amber sold 173 shares for $166.85 per share. The transaction valued at 28,865 led to the insider holds 3,012 shares of the business.
Fairbanks Amber bought 173 shares of MAA for $28,865 on May 02 ’25. On Apr 08 ’25, another insider, Fairbanks Amber, who serves as the EVP, Property Management of the company, sold 200 shares for $150.26 each. As a result, the insider received 30,052 and left with 3,185 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MAA now has a Market Capitalization of 17333432320 and an Enterprise Value of 22104231936. As of this moment, Mid-America’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.047 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.823.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAA is 0.78, which has changed by -0.103538156 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAA has reached a high of $173.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $137.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.83%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MAA traded on average about 967.04K shares per day over the past 3-months and 847050 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 117.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.03M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.28% stake in the company. Shares short for MAA as of 1755216000 were 3542258 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1752537600 on 4295872. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3542258 and a Short% of Float of 4.25.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MAA is 6.00, which was 5.97 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041859485The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.25.
