MAA vs SUI vs ELS
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
MAA37.2
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Residential
$116.63 +0.32%$13.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
SUI23.8
Sun Communities, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Residential
$118.08 +1.90%$14.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
ELS67.3
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Residential
$61.21 +1.59%$11.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
MAA SUI ELS · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.14M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-06-02 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +24 | +18 | −14 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 753 | 630 | 354 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 668 | 534 | 314 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +85 | +96 | +40 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 33.6x
67th
|
— | 29.6x
44th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | 2.65
75th
|
| Price / sales | 6.1x
58th
|
6.5x
83rd
|
7.5x
92nd
|
| Price / book | 2.5x
58th
|
2.6x
67th
|
6.8x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | 3.0x
67th
|
2.8x
50th
|
7.3x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 23.8x
83rd
|
17.3x
67th
|
22.7x
75th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.4x
67th
|
16.0x
92nd
|
20.2x
100th
|
| Enterprise value | $19.2B
83rd
|
$18.3B
75th
|
$15.2B
50th
|
| EV / sales | 8.6x
50th
|
8.3x
33rd
|
9.6x
83rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 15.2x
50th
|
20.3x
92nd
|
24.2x
100th
|
| EV / EBIT | 31.0x
55th
|
46.8x
100th
|
36.4x
73rd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 33.7x
83rd
|
22.0x
25th
|
29.0x
67th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.0%
50th
|
-6.0%
8th
|
3.4%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 4.2%
17th
|
5.8%
33rd
|
4.4%
25th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 7.5%
33rd
|
6.2%
8th
|
5.0%
0th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $60.45
89th
|
— | $19.92
44th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 47.3%
50th
|
54.0%
67th
|
43.3%
33rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 56.8%
36th
|
41.0%
18th
|
39.5%
9th
|
| Operating margin | 26.9%
50th
|
25.1%
33rd
|
35.7%
92nd
|
| EBIT margin | 27.9%
45th
|
17.8%
9th
|
26.2%
36th
|
| Net margin | 18.2%
42nd
|
-39.3%
0th
|
25.3%
75th
|
| NOPAT margin | 26.3%
50th
|
19.0%
33rd
|
36.0%
92nd
|
| FCF margin | 25.7%
18th
|
37.8%
55th
|
32.9%
45th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 45.6%
64th
|
40.8%
36th
|
37.1%
27th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 4.4%
42nd
|
11.1%
92nd
|
2.8%
0th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8%
33rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.4%
25th
|
| Effective tax rate | 2.1%
67th
|
24.3%
100th
|
-0.8%
0th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 7.1%
58th
|
-13.4%
0th
|
23.0%
100th
|
| ROA | 3.4%
50th
|
-7.1%
0th
|
7.0%
100th
|
| ROIC | 5.3%
75th
|
4.4%
50th
|
11.4%
100th
|
| ROCE | 5.5%
58th
|
3.8%
25th
|
7.4%
92nd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 5.2%
42nd
|
3.2%
25th
|
7.2%
83rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 9.1%
50th
|
9.5%
75th
|
11.7%
92nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 8.7%
58th
|
10.9%
83rd
|
11.9%
92nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 5.1%
82nd
|
3.7%
73rd
|
9.0%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 5.3%
91st
|
3.0%
55th
|
8.0%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 9.0%
82nd
|
0.2%
18th
|
21.6%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 14.7%
33rd
|
26.6%
50th
|
216.6%
92nd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 0.8%
25th
|
-20.0%
0th
|
9.6%
92nd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 0.3%
33rd
|
-3.2%
0th
|
0.0%
25th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 1.6%
45th
|
-10.6%
0th
|
3.6%
64th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.4%
18th
|
3.8%
0th
|
6.1%
36th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 12.1%
82nd
|
-6.3%
27th
|
-0.6%
55th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -4.6%
45th
|
0.1%
64th
|
12.6%
91st
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -29.5%
11th
|
— | 9.3%
33rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -12.3%
14th
|
— | 12.1%
71st
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -28.8%
11th
|
— | 9.2%
33rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -12.1%
14th
|
— | 11.2%
71st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -0.4%
12th
|
— | 8.7%
50th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -24.7%
18th
|
-0.2%
36th
|
49.0%
82nd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -11.1%
0th
|
5.3%
30th
|
45.1%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -4.2%
0th
|
8.1%
91st
|
7.1%
73rd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -4.1%
45th
|
-11.5%
9th
|
6.2%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.8%
45th
|
-19.6%
18th
|
1.5%
64th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | -5.5%
22nd
|
— | -0.7%
44th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 37.5%
9th
|
50.4%
55th
|
47.0%
27th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 28.9%
82nd
|
20.3%
27th
|
28.6%
64th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 22.6%
73rd
|
-0.5%
9th
|
25.4%
91st
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 29.6%
36th
|
32.8%
64th
|
27.1%
18th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.82
45th
|
0.08
0th
|
0.89
64th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.01
0th
|
0.04
27th
|
0.96
91st
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.82
45th
|
0.94
91st
|
0.94
82nd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $51.8M
58th
|
$165.2M
100th
|
$35.6M
42nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$5.6B
25th
|
−$3.9B
50th
|
−$3.3B
58th
|
| Working capital | −$636.2M
8th
|
$1.5B
100th
|
−$150.8M
25th
|
| Current ratio | 0.09
0th
|
3.77
73rd
|
0.31
27th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.09
0th
|
3.63
73rd
|
0.31
27th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.07
8th
|
0.31
58th
|
0.16
33rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 42 days
0th
|
280 days
70th
|
202 days
50th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $5.7B
75th
|
$4.1B
50th
|
$3.3B
42nd
|
| Debt / equity | 1.05
50th
|
0.73
17th
|
1.88
83rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.04
50th
|
0.70
8th
|
1.86
83rd
|
| Debt / assets | 47.5%
50th
|
37.3%
8th
|
57.1%
83rd
|
| Debt / capital | 51.2%
50th
|
42.3%
17th
|
65.3%
83rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.52
42nd
|
4.50
33rd
|
5.29
75th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.48
42nd
|
4.31
25th
|
5.23
75th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 3.1x
67th
|
2.5x
33rd
|
3.0x
58th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 5.1x
75th
|
5.8x
92nd
|
4.3x
50th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 5.6 yrs
25th
|
4.5 yrs
8th
|
5.6 yrs
17th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 53.3%
50th
|
46.8%
25th
|
68.7%
83rd
|
| IS credit model rating | BB+ | BBB+ | BB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 400
42nd
|
225
8th
|
400
42nd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.19
92nd
|
0.18
83rd
|
0.28
100th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.19
43rd
|
0.26
86th
|
— |
| Inventory turnover | — | 8.2 | — |
| Receivables turnover | — | 6.2
11th
|
24.2
56th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 0 days
0th
|
59 days
92nd
|
15 days
58th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | — | 45 days | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 0 days
0th
|
35 days
67th
|
35 days
58th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 0 days
55th
|
69 days
91st
|
−20 days
45th
|
| Capex / revenue | 19.9%
80th
|
3.0%
10th
|
4.2%
30th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.69
89th
|
0.13
11th
|
0.31
67th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 35.2%
25th
|
40.1%
38th
|
61.1%
75th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.51
56th
|
— | 1.46
0th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.41
22nd
|
— | 1.30
11th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 56.3%
20th
|
92.6%
80th
|
88.8%
60th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 43.7%
80th
|
7.4%
20th
|
11.2%
40th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.1%
50th
|
-14.5%
8th
|
-3.2%
83rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.8%
50th
|
-3.7%
42nd
|
4.4%
92nd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
— | 1.00
44th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 37
25th
|
24
0th
|
67
92nd
|
| IS profitability | 60
58th
|
33
33rd
|
85
100th
|
| IS growth | 22
8th
|
16
0th
|
55
50th
|
| IS value | 43
25th
|
46
33rd
|
41
17th
|
| IS momentum | 56
17th
|
23
0th
|
81
58th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 30
42nd
|
30
42nd
|
50
100th
|
| IS quality | 76
67th
|
41
8th
|
77
83rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 35
42nd
|
52
100th
|
25
17th
|
| IS earnings quality | 90
67th
|
39
0th
|
92
83rd
|
| IS cash flow | 56
25th
|
64
33rd
|
85
75th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
67th
|
4
0th
|
7
67th
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.6
67th
|
1.8
92nd
|
2.4
100th
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.63
36th
|
−3.96
18th
|
−3.42
45th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.94
67th
|
−7.69
33rd
|
−6.50
75th
|
| IS credit score | 46
42nd
|
61
83rd
|
50
58th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $13.5B
75th
|
$14.4B
83rd
|
$11.9B
67th
|
| Revenue | $2.2B
92nd
|
$2.2B
83rd
|
$1.6B
50th
|
| EBITDA | $1.3B
75th
|
$901.2M
50th
|
$626.6M
33rd
|
| Net income | $403.2M
58th
|
−$863.2M
0th
|
$401.8M
50th
|
| Free cash flow | $569.4M
42nd
|
$830.4M
58th
|
$522.7M
33rd
|
| Total assets | $12.0B
75th
|
$10.9B
67th
|
$5.8B
25th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $5.4B
67th
|
$5.5B
75th
|
$1.8B
25th
|
| Employees | 2,507
83rd
|
3,611
92nd
|
3,700
100th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.3% | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1 week | +1.1% | +3.6% | +3.7% |
| 1 month | −3.7% | +3.8% | +1.1% |
| 3 months | −12.8% | −1.7% | −5.3% |
| 6 months | −8.8% | −9.5% | −4.7% |
| Year to date | −15.2% | −3.3% | +5.1% |
| 1 year | −11.6% | −5.2% | +1.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −4.4% | +19.1% | +2.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −28.9% | −27.4% | −11.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | MAA | SUI | ELS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 43.5 | 62.7 | 60.9 |
| From 52-week high | −18.3% | −14.3% | −8.9% |
| From 52-week low | +3.7% | +8.1% | +7.5% |
| Beta | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.64 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17