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After finishing at $164.50 in the prior trading day, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc (NYSE: MAA) closed at $165.25, up 0.46%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. MAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MAA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 349.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.73.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on March 10, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $190 from $148 previously.
On February 14, 2025, Scotiabank Upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $182.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on January 24, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $159.50 to $168.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 10 ’25 when Carpenter Melanie bought 377 shares for $147.67 per share.
Holder Aubrey Clay bought 68 shares of MAA for $10,286 on Jan 07 ’25. On Jan 07 ’25, another insider, BOLTON H ERIC JR, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,711 shares for $150.10 each.
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 19736303616 and an Enterprise Value of 24465360896. As of this moment, Mid-America’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 39.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.166 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.68.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAA is 0.80, which has changed by 0.28399384 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $123.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.08%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 772.57K shares per day over the past 3-months and 764550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 116.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.88M. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.09% stake in the company. Shares short for MAA as of 1741910400 were 4274271 with a Short Ratio of 5.53, compared to 1739491200 on 3762892. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4274271 and a Short% of Float of 5.0300002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MAA’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.88, compared to 5.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035744682The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22.
