Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)
Real Estate · Residential REITs · NYSE
A multifamily REIT focused on owning, managing, and developing apartment communities across the United States.
What Mid-America Apartment Communities does
Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) is a multifamily-focused, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The company operates as an umbrella partnership REIT (UPREIT) and holds its real estate assets through its subsidiary, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. MAA focuses on the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of apartment communities.
Themes: multifamily housing, real estate investment trust (REIT), apartment communities
Fundamentals
- Price$131.31 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$15.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-6.9% 2025-08-21 close $141.01 → 2026-08-21 close $131.31
- P/E38.72 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+18.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+58.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.04 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+0.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.73 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.6%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MAA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MAA is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
41.4 #785 of 987 scored · #70 of 84 in Real Estate
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 46th (operating margin 24%, return on equity 7.2%); weakest is growth (29th, revenue growth year over year 0.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 3%).
Short-term score
43.6 #1204 of 1,704 scored · #54 of 94 in Real Estate
Catalysts 61st: analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading; volume and participation 41st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 38th: it is trading 2.7% below its 50-day average, the short-term trend line.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, MAA's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 159%, operating-cash-flow payout 66%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout159% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout66% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Mid-America Apartment Communities looks technically
Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) is trading 0.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 8, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -0.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $134.89 | $134.89 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $132.10 | $132.10 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 137.785. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 33 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 8, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 7.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 44.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($130.16 to $136.41) — its "stochastic" reading is 18 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 18.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $146.41 | $146.41 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 10.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -10.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 9.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +9.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 10.3% below its highest point of the past year | 10.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 36 trading days ago | 36 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $231.63 (set on 2021-12-31) | $231.63 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($120.57 to $145.82), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 43% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $136.17 to $136.98. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 42.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 43.3% below its all-time high | -43.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $131.14 — a price it turned at 11 times since 2025-10-16, most recently on 2026-08-04. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $22.22 (set on 2009-03-06) | $22.22 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 491.0% above its all-time low | +490.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 72% of it) | 28th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.42 between its high and its low — about 1.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.42 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $129.78 and $136.44 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $129.78 – $133.11 – $136.44 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.8% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (0.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.82× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading | +0.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | today it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | today |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% below the previous close 16 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 137.38 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.3% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.0 percentage points (the stock lost 0.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -3.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.1 percentage points (the stock gained 1.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -2.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 12.7 percentage points (the stock lost 1.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -12.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 27.4 percentage points (the stock lost 6.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -27.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.3% of the share price. | -2.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $132.29 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $133.13 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 18 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MAA last closed at $131.31 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $131.14 | Support | 0.1% below the last close | turned there 11 times · 2025-10-16 to 2026-08-04 |
| $125.45 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-03 to 2026-05-15 |
| $137.41 | Resistance | 4.6% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-29 |
| $140.47 | Resistance | 7.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-31 to 2026-06-11 |
| $121.11 | Support | 7.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-27 to 2026-04-16 |
| $145.97 | Resistance | 11.2% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-07-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $137.78.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a bearish engulfing pair · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.54 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 25 analysts
- Mean price target$143.80 range $121.00 – $160.00; median $145.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in real estate market conditions and property values.","Risks associated with the development and redevelopment of apartment communities.","General economic conditions affecting tenant occupancy and rent growth."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MAA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (added in newer filing 2026-04-30)
- Reworded:
- MAA owned a 97.5% interest as of March 31, 2026 (newer, 2026-04-30) vs. MAA owned a 97.5% interest as of September 30, 2025 (older, 2025-10-30)
- we owned and operated 294 apartment communities (newer, 2026-04-30) vs. we owned and operated 293 apartment communities (older, 2025-10-30)
- we had six development communities under construction (newer, 2026-04-30) vs. we had seven development communities under construction (older, 2025-10-30)
- 37 of our apartment communities included retail components (newer, 2026-04-30) vs. 35 of our apartment communities included retail components (older, 2025-10-30)
- Our apartment communities, including development communities under construction, were located across 16 states and the District of Columbia as of March 31, 2026 (newer, 2026-04-30) vs. Our apartment communities, including development communities under construction, were located across 16 states and the District of Columbia as of September 30, 2025 (older, 2025-10-30)
- Page reference changed from 27 (newer, 2026-04-30) to page 29 (older, 2025-10-30)
- Notes:
- The newer filing appears to be truncated at 'impact of climat' while the older filing is truncated at 'impact of reputational harm caused by negative press or social media posti', making full comparison of risk factor section incomplete
- Substantive risk factor content appears largely identical between the two filings in the portions provided
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- Reference period changed from 'quarter ended September 30, 2025' to 'quarter ended March 31, 2026' (filed 2026-04-30)
- OP Units ownership changed from '117,081,742 OP Units (97.5%)' as of September 30, 2025 to '116,353,152 OP Units (97.5%)' as of March 31, 2026 (filed 2026-04-30)
- Reference to 'quarterly report' changed to 'Quarterly Report' in one instance in newer filing (filed 2026-04-30)
- Language changed from 'combining the periodic reports' to 'combining the periodic quarterly reports' in newer filing (filed 2026-04-30)
- Language changed from 'one combined report' to 'one combined quarterly report' in newer filing (filed 2026-04-30)
- Page numbers for Item 1A Risk Factors changed from '42' to '38' (filed 2026-04-30)
- Page numbers for Items 2-6 shifted in newer filing (filed 2026-04-30)
- Notes:
- The two filings are for different quarterly periods (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026), so some changes reflect updated dates and metrics rather than policy or substantive disclosure changes
- The texts provided appear truncated at the financial statements section, limiting full comparison of Risk Factors section content
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days2 buys ($141400) · 2 sells ($68668) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-21. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MAA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MAA had 4,496,562 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MAA had 3.86% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.57 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,496,562
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.86%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,558,727
- Reported change -1.36%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.57
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
- Equity Residential (EQR)
- Camden Property Trust (CPT)
- Essex Property Trust (ESS)
- UDR, Inc. (UDR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) do?
Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) is a multifamily-focused, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The company operates as an umbrella partnership REIT (UPREIT) and holds its real estate assets through its subsidiary, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. MAA focuses on the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of apartment communities.
What sector is Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) in?
Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Residential REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does MAA pay a dividend?
Yes — Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.57% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Mid-America Apartment Communities's (MAA) competitors?
Notable peers of Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) include AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Camden Property Trust, Essex Property Trust and UDR, Inc.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) overbought or oversold right now?
Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MAA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.