MAA vs ALX vs JBGS Stock Comparison

Mid America Apartment Communities, Alexanders and JBG SMITH Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.07 -0.4% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
7.26%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.56 +13.4% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$861.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
5.97%
Office REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 6, Mid America Apartment Communities 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAAALXJBGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.54B $1.27B $861.45M MAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 7.5x -4.4x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.7x 29.4x — ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% -1.5% -1.1% MAA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 79.1% -30.3% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 16.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.24% 7.26% 5.97% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +7.4% -45.9% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -2.3%/yr -16.7%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 27.8% 34.7% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 35/100 25/100 MAA

Percentile Scorecard

MAAALXJBGS

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

AxisMAAALXJBGS
Valuation 38 #91 of 145 31 #101 of 145 33 #97 of 145
Growth 14 #123 of 142 33 #95 of 142 12 #125 of 142
Profitability 78 #30 of 135 46 #73 of 135 4 #130 of 135
Financial Health – 10 #123 of 136 11 #121 of 136
Shareholder Returns 65 #47 of 131 56 #58 of 131 62 #50 of 131
Overall 49 35 25
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAAALXJBGSSPY
1 month -1.2%-0.4%+13.4% +0.9%
3 months -15.0%-6.4%-20.4% +5.9%
6 months -10.0%-0.8%-22.5% +8.5%
Year to date -16.0%+13.8%-32.0% +13.3%
1 year -10.7%+7.4%-45.9% +12.4%
3 years -0.7%+38.4%-10.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.2%+11.4%-3.4% +23.5%
5 years -42.8%-11.0%-59.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.6%-2.3%-16.7% +11.0%
10 years +29.2%-35.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.6%-4.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMAAALXJBGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%27.8%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%30.2%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.230.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.27-1.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-44.2%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-13.4%-45.9% -0.9%
52-week high $142.19$286.59$21.35 $779.14
52-week low $114.20$205.15$10.05 $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.

MultipleMAAALXJBGS
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 25.8x 7.5xmedian 25.8x -4.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.0x 5.9xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 22.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 23.0x 87.2xmedian 23.0x -13.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 5.7xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.75median 1.91 0.42median 1.91 0.04median 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 monthsMAAALXJBGS
Revenue $2.22B $214.80M $508.41M
Net income $394.48M $169.82M -$186.68M
Free cash flow – $14.53M -$66.16M
EPS (diluted) $3.31 $33.05 $-2.64
Cash & equivalents $25.69M $303.31M $74.80M
Total debt – $3.48B $10.02B
Shares (diluted) 116.14M 5.14M 58.28M
Enterprise value $13.67B $473.10M $1.06B

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
MetricMAAALXJBGS
P/E 35.3x 7.5x -4.4x
P/FCF 29.0x 87.2x -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 46.6x 14.2x
P/S 6.1x 5.9x 1.7x
P/B 2.5x 5.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 5.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 22.8x
EV/EBIT – – -70.0x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 8.4x 6.5x
EV/FCF – 123.8x -50.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 66.2x 54.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.75 0.42 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAAALXJBGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% -1.5% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 0.2% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.8% 354.2% -4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 17.9% -83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.9% 354.0% -17.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 17.8% -113.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -68.1% -39.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.8% -27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -74.4% 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% 40.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAAALXJBGS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 28.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – -37.4%
Net margin – 79.1% -30.3%
FCF margin – 6.8% -13.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.6% 11.9%
Return on equity 7.2% – -16.8%
Return on assets 3.3% – -4.3%
Return on invested capital – – -1.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAAALXJBGS
Debt / assets – 69.4% 59.4%
Debt / equity – 3.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 16.9x
Debt / FCF – 57.4x -38.2x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 81.4% 74.7%
Equity / assets 45.1% 18.6% 25.3%
Interest coverage – – -0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAAALXJBGS
Dividend yield 5.2% 7.3% 6.0%
Net buyback yield – – 11.4%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 7.3% 17.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 54.4% -22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 636.3% -63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% -26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% -25.4%

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.

ConsensusMAAALXJBGS
Forward P/E 32.7xFY2026 29.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.57FY2026 $8.44FY2027 $-2.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 -31.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $259.67MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -8.1% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAAALXJBGS
Held by institutions 97.1% 38.9% 97.6%
Institutions holding 771 153 206
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +2.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 395 71 86
Institutions selling 262 50 72
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.42 1.19

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.

MAAALXJBGS
MAA 1.00 0.31 0.31
ALX 0.31 1.00 0.25
JBGS 0.31 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAA, ALX and JBGS?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.54B, Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $861.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAA, ALX and JBGS?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 35.3x, Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 32.7x, Alexanders (ALX) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +1.0%, Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.7%, Alexanders (ALX) +7.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -45.9%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.6%/yr, Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.24%, Alexanders (ALX) 7.26%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 5.97%.

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%, Alexanders (ALX) 27.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAA, ALX and JBGS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alexanders (ALX) leads on 6. 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.