MAA vs AHRT vs SUI Stock Comparison

Mid America Apartment Communities, AH Realty Trust and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AHRT AH Realty Trust, Inc.
$6.08 +3.1% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$453.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$213.90M
Div. yield
6.91%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$114.94 +2.4% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.83%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sun Communities leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Communities 5, Mid America Apartment Communities 4, AH Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAAAHRTSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.78B $453.53M $13.79B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x -9.6x -18.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +3.9% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% -22.4% -31.4% MAA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — 3.5% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.9x 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.15% 6.91% 3.83% AHRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% -9.9% -7.7% SUI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr -15.0%/yr -10.2%/yr SUI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 28.7% 20.6% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 49/100 MAA

Percentile Scorecard

MAAAHRTSUI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMAAAHRTSUI
Valuation 45 #80 of 145 83 #26 of 145 37 #92 of 145
Growth 15 #120 of 141 11 #126 of 141 34 #94 of 141
Profitability 87 #18 of 134 22 #105 of 134 35 #87 of 134
Financial Health 60 #56 of 138 29 #98 of 138 90 #15 of 138
Shareholder Returns 46 #71 of 131 96 #6 of 131 49 #68 of 131
Overall 51 48 49
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMAAAHRTSUISPY
1 month +0.3%+3.1%+2.4% -0.2%
3 months -12.5%-14.5%-7.5% +3.9%
6 months -8.9%-1.8%-10.4% +8.2%
Year to date -14.5%-8.2%-7.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.7%-9.9%-7.7% +12.3%
3 years +1.0%-38.6%+6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.3%-15.0%+2.1% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%-55.6%-41.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%-15.0%-10.2% +10.9%
10 years +32.0%-54.1%+51.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.8%-7.5%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAAAHRTSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%28.7%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%29.3%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.56-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.35-0.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-67.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-16.1%-16.2% -1.2%
52-week high $142.19$7.25$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $114.20$5.15$110.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMAAAHRTSUI
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 26.3x -9.6xmedian 26.3x -18.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.0x 2.1xmedian 4.0x 5.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.4x 10.2xmedian 14.4x 18.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 23.3x -34.5xmedian 23.3x 34.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.82median 1.91 0.22median 1.91 0.23median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMAAAHRTSUI
Revenue $2.22B $213.90M $2.41B
Gross profit – – $2.13B
Operating income – $48.47M $256.50M
Net income $410.71M -$49.88M -$772.80M
Free cash flow $473.83M -$13.16M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $-0.64 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $51.84M $20.66M $699.30M
Total debt $21.95B $955.86M $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 116.14M 75.29M 123.20M
Enterprise value $13.70B $490.61M $11.89B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTSUI
P/E 34.5x -9.6x -18.4x
P/FCF 29.1x -34.5x 34.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 5.5x 16.1x
P/S 6.2x 2.1x 5.7x
P/B 2.5x 0.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 10.2x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 28.7x 58.0x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.5x 6.2x
EV/FCF 41.0x -105.6x 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 16.7x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.82 0.22 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 3.9% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -28.9% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -25.1% 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.6% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.0% -309.0% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -38.3% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% -610.4% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.2% -43.4% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% 103.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -8.0% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% -64.9% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 10.0% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTSUI
Gross margin – – 88.3%
EBITDA margin 57.1% 63.7% 33.2%
Operating margin – 22.7% 10.6%
Pretax margin 18.8% -6.6% 3.9%
Net margin 18.0% -22.4% -31.4%
FCF margin 21.4% -6.2% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 38.9% 35.5%
Return on equity 7.3% -6.8% -14.2%
Return on assets 3.4% -2.3% -7.5%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -1.7x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTSUI
Debt / assets 47.5% 49.6% 18.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 6.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 12.0x -72.7x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 62.9% 46.1%
Equity / assets 46.5% 37.1% 53.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x 0.7x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTSUI
Dividend yield 5.2% 6.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 7.4% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 14.3% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 173.3% – -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 150.2% – 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – -46.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMAAAHRTSUI
Forward P/E 33.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.57FY2026 $-0.69FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 – -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $199.97MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 -25.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +10.3% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAAAHRTSUI
Held by institutions 97.1% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 771 196 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +0.8% +6.1%
Institutions buying 395 93 258
Institutions selling 262 74 197
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.26 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MAAAHRTSUI
MAA 1.00 0.39 0.61
AHRT 0.39 1.00 0.25
SUI 0.61 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAA, AHRT and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.78B, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) $453.53M, Sun Communities (SUI) $13.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sun Communities (SUI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) +3.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest net margin (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -22.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Communities (SUI) returned the most: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.7%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -9.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) -7.7%. Over five years, Sun Communities (SUI) compounded fastest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.5%/yr, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -15.0%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AH Realty Trust (AHRT) has the highest dividend yield: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.15%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 6.91%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.8%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 28.7%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAA, AHRT and SUI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sun Communities (SUI) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.