Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.080-2.240 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.190. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Mid-America Apartment Communities also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.610-8.930 EPS.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Stock Performance

MAA stock traded up $2.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $157.05. The company had a trading volume of 1,118,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 680,815. Mid-America Apartment Communities has a one year low of $121.51 and a one year high of $167.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $153.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $155.10.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $1.19. Mid-America Apartment Communities had a net margin of 23.84% and a return on equity of 8.38%. Research analysts anticipate that Mid-America Apartment Communities will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a $1.515 dividend. This is a boost from Mid-America Apartment Communities’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. This represents a $6.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 15th. Mid-America Apartment Communities’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on MAA shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Mid-America Apartment Communities from $174.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $174.00 to $173.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $166.00 to $152.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Mid-America Apartment Communities from $157.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Mid-America Apartment Communities from $169.00 to $165.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mid-America Apartment Communities presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $166.00.

Mid-America Apartment Communities Company Profile

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.