Mid-America Apartment Communities

MAA

Market cap $14.7B

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Mid-America Apartment has quality assets trading and is trading at an  attractive valuation. MAA's 2026 core FFO guidance is $8.53, pressured mainly by rising interest expenses rather than rent declines. Sunbelt apartment oversupply is abating, with new starts down sharply, setting up for potential rent growth in 12–18 months.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities is an apartment REIT focused on Sunbelt markets, offering class A assets with a strong balance sheet. MAA trades at a significant discount to replacement value, recent acquisition prices, and private market cap rates, making shares fundamentally undervalued. Despite near-term headwinds from Sunbelt oversupply and interest rate risks, MAA's fortress balance sheet and resilient cash flows support a buy rating.

GERMANTOWN, Tenn., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MAA (NYSE: MAA) announced today that the Company expects to release its first quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, after market close and will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

GERMANTOWN, Tenn., March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend payment of $1.53 per share of common stock to be paid on April 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on April 15, 2026.

Mid-America Apartment Communities is upgraded to 'buy' as shares now fully reflect Sun Belt rental market weakness and offer attractive income.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced a full quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per outstanding share of its 8.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.