MAA vs JBGS vs SUI Stock Comparison

Mid America Apartment Communities, JBG SMITH Properties and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$110.19 -1.9% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.99%
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 3, JBG SMITH Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAAJBGSSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.54B $861.45M $13.22B MAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x -4.4x -17.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% -1.1% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -30.3% -31.4% JBGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 3.5% SUI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.9x 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.24% 5.97% 3.99% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% -45.9% -10.0% SUI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -16.7%/yr -10.9%/yr MAA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 34.7% 21.0% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 25/100 49/100 SUI

Percentile Scorecard

MAAJBGSSUI

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

AxisMAAJBGSSUI
Valuation 38 #91 of 145 33 #97 of 145 38 #90 of 145
Growth 14 #123 of 142 12 #125 of 142 34 #94 of 142
Profitability 78 #30 of 135 4 #130 of 135 36 #87 of 135
Financial Health – 11 #121 of 136 89 #16 of 136
Shareholder Returns 65 #47 of 131 62 #50 of 131 48 #69 of 131
Overall 49 25 49
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS 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

PeriodMAAJBGSSUISPY
1 month -1.2%+13.4%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months -15.0%-20.4%-13.8% +5.9%
6 months -10.0%-22.5%-12.9% +8.5%
Year to date -16.0%-32.0%-11.1% +13.3%
1 year -10.7%-45.9%-10.0% +12.4%
3 years -0.7%-10.0%+2.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.2%-3.4%+0.7% +23.5%
5 years -42.8%-59.9%-43.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.6%-16.7%-10.9% +11.0%
10 years +29.2%—+45.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.6%—+3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMAAJBGSSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%34.7%21.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%40.3%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.17-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-1.32-0.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-67.3%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-45.9%-19.7% -0.9%
52-week high $142.19$21.35$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $114.20$10.05$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.

MultipleMAAJBGSSUI
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 25.8x -4.4xmedian 25.8x -17.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x 5.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 22.8xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 23.0x -13.0xmedian 23.0x 33.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.75median 1.91 0.04median 1.91 0.22median 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 monthsMAAJBGSSUI
Revenue $2.22B $508.41M $2.41B
Gross profit – – $2.13B
Operating income – – $256.50M
Net income $394.48M -$186.68M -$772.80M
Free cash flow – -$66.16M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.31 $-2.64 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $25.69M $74.80M $699.30M
Total debt – $10.02B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 116.14M 58.28M 123.20M
Enterprise value $13.67B $1.06B $11.32B

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
MetricMAAJBGSSUI
P/E 35.3x -4.4x -17.6x
P/FCF 29.0x -13.0x 33.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 15.4x
P/S 6.1x 1.7x 5.5x
P/B 2.5x 0.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 22.8x 17.9x
EV/EBIT – -70.0x 55.8x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 6.5x 5.9x
EV/FCF – -50.1x 36.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 54.6x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.75 0.04 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAAJBGSSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% -1.1% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -5.6% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.8% -4.3% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -83.2% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.9% -17.4% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -113.4% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.5% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.6% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAAJBGSSUI
Gross margin – – 88.3%
EBITDA margin – 28.6% 33.2%
Operating margin – – 10.6%
Pretax margin – -37.4% 3.9%
Net margin – -30.3% -31.4%
FCF margin – -13.0% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.9% 35.5%
Return on equity 7.2% -16.8% -14.2%
Return on assets 3.3% -4.3% -7.5%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAAJBGSSUI
Debt / assets – 59.4% 18.2%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – -38.2x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 74.7% 46.1%
Equity / assets 45.1% 25.3% 53.9%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAAJBGSSUI
Dividend yield 5.2% 6.0% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 11.4% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 17.4% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -22.4% -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -63.3% 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -26.6% -46.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusMAAJBGSSUI
Forward P/E 32.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.57FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $-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 $453.74MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +11.5% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAAJBGSSUI
Held by institutions 97.1% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 771 206 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +2.8% +6.1%
Institutions buying 395 86 258
Institutions selling 262 72 197
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.19 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.

MAAJBGSSUI
MAA 1.00 0.31 0.60
JBGS 0.31 1.00 0.32
SUI 0.60 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAA, JBGS and SUI?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.54B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $861.45M, Sun Communities (SUI) $13.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sun Communities (SUI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +1.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest net margin (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Sun Communities (SUI) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, 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%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -45.9%, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.0%. Over five years, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) compounded fastest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.6%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.7%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.24%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 5.97%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.99%.

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%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.7%, Sun Communities (SUI) 21.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAA, JBGS 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.