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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc (NYSE: MAA) closed the day trading at $158.34 down -1.61% from the previous closing price of $160.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. MAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $160.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $157.52.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MAA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 273.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 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 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 19019483136 and an Enterprise Value of 23730751488. As of this moment, Mid-America’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 39.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.803 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.045.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAA is 0.79, which has changed by 0.15694869 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 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 $126.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.54%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MAA traded about 924.42K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MAA traded about 766310 shares per day. A total of 116.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.00M. Insiders hold about 0.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.53% stake in the company. Shares short for MAA as of 1745971200 were 4264645 with a Short Ratio of 4.61, compared to 1743379200 on 3923670. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4264645 and a Short% of Float of 5.12.
Dividends & Splits
MAA’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.97, up from 5.925 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036817253The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22.
