While Mid-America Apartment's (MAA) Q1 results reflect an increase in the average effective rent per unit, a decline in average physical occupancy for the same-store portfolio and higher expenses act as a dampener.
UDR's Q1 results reflect an increase in revenues from same-store communities and growth from past accretive external investments, though a rise in expenses acts as a dampener.
Analysts' views carry a great deal of weight on Wall Street. When an analyst upgrades or maintains a previous rating while increasing the price target of a stock, investors can expect to see the share price rise. Analysts will often review a particular subsector and then increase price targets on more than one stock within a certain sector. Other times when one analyst boosts a rating on a stock, other analysts will soon follow suit. Take a look at four real estate investment trusts (REITs) that