Is Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc (MAA) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

A share price of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc [MAA] is currently trading at $160.08, up 1.66%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MAA shares have gain 2.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.36%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc [NYSE: MAA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 14, 2025, when Scotiabank upgraded its rating to a Sector Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $182 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $168. On January 24, 2025, Evercore ISI initiated with a In-line rating and assigned a price target of $155 on the stock. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $180 on December 17, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $166 as its price target on December 17, 2024. Raymond James upgraded its rating to Strong Buy for this stock on October 21, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $175. In a note dated September 11, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $169 on this stock.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $123.18 and $167.37. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $164 within the next 12 months. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc [NYSE: MAA] shares were valued at $160.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.45% based on the average MAA price forecast.

Analyzing the MAA fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc [NYSE:MAA] were 2.19B which represents 1.40% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.33%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.33%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.84.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 157.56 points at the first support level, and at 155.03 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 161.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 163.17.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.77, the price to book ratio is 3.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.70.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Carpenter Melanie, Officer, that happened on Jan 10 ’25 when 377.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Holder Aubrey Clay completed a deal on Jan 07 ’25 to buy 68.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer BOLTON H ERIC JR bought 4711.0 shares on Jan 07 ’25.

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