Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)
NYSEReal EstateReit - ResidentialSnapshot 2026-07-07
$141.66+0.63%
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Real Estate is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Management is running behind on a stated commitment.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 1% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 31% growth a year, above the roughly 3% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMAA's growth depends on steady performance in a challenging real estate sector. Recent earnings showed a strong beat with a 163% surprise. It trades at 16.1 times price to funds from operations, matching its peer median. The market seems to expect more growth than what is likely. If MAA cuts guidance, it could face a significant decline. Peer multiples imply a price about 31% below where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-07. MAA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering MAA (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MAA in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $141.66. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Multi-Family Residential REITs — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-07. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $141.66
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $141.66.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.