Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MAA Q1 Earnings

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:MAA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Mid-America Apartment Communities’ current full-year earnings is $8.84 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mid-America Apartment Communities’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.58 EPS.

MAA has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank upgraded Mid-America Apartment Communities from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $173.00 to $182.00 in a report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Mid-America Apartment Communities from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $159.50 to $168.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $152.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $174.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $163.00 to $159.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $167.00.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Price Performance

MAA opened at $166.78 on Friday. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a 12-month low of $123.73 and a 12-month high of $167.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.23, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $154.16 and a 200-day moving average of $156.53.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $1.19. Mid-America Apartment Communities had a net margin of 24.03% and a return on equity of 8.53%.

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 paid a $1.515 dividend. This is a positive change from Mid-America Apartment Communities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $6.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.63%. Mid-America Apartment Communities’s payout ratio is currently 135.27%.

Institutional Trading of Mid-America Apartment Communities

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in Mid-America Apartment Communities by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 7,978 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,233,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in Mid-America Apartment Communities by 37.2% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 11,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,704,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,168 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $181,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 4,828 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $746,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 93.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Mid-America Apartment Communities

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.