Company Profile:

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) is a multifamily focused, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s segments include Large market same store communities segment, including communities in markets with a population of approximately one million and approximately 1% of the total public multifamily REIT units that it has owned and that have been stabilized for over 12 months; Secondary market same store communities segment, including communities in markets with populations of approximately one million with over 1% of the total public multifamily REIT units or markets with populations of approximately one million that it has owned and that have been stabilized for approximately 12 months, and Non same store communities and other segment, including recent acquisitions, communities in development or lease-up, communities that have been identified for disposition, and communities that have undergone a significant casualty loss. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Recent News:

On Nov. 10, 2016, MAA and Post Properties, Inc. announced that the shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger between MAA and Post Properties and certain related matters.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, net income available for MAA common shareholders was $84.3 million, or $1.12 per diluted common share, compared to $91.7 million, or $1.22 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

MAA’s strengths can be seen in its strong growth, robust profitability and better solvency compared with its peers. Its revenue and net income have increased over several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in Stochastic Oscillator and RSI stands at 50.48 with positive bias. We rate Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA) a BUY.