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In the latest session, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc (NYSE: MAA) closed at $149.34 up 0.73% from its previous closing price of $148.26. In other words, the price has increased by $0.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. MAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $149.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.845.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 279.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
On December 17, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $166.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Strong Buy on October 21, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $175.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 07 ’25 when Holder Aubrey Clay bought 68 shares for $151.26 per share.
BOLTON H ERIC JR bought 4,711 shares of MAA for $707,121 on Jan 07 ’25. On Jan 07 ’25, another insider, DelPriore Robert J., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,385 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 17914228736 and an Enterprise Value of 22490021888. As of this moment, Mid-America’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 37.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 42.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.3 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.026.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MAA has reached a high of $167.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $121.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.44%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MAA has traded an average of 633.26K shares per day and 496640 over the past ten days. A total of 116.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.89M. Insiders hold about 0.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.68% stake in the company. Shares short for MAA as of 1734048000 were 3107899 with a Short Ratio of 4.91, compared to 1731628800 on 3206708. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3107899 and a Short% of Float of 3.66.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MAA is 5.88, from 5.81 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039187916The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.19.
