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Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) is a real estate investment trust focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S.

If You Bought Mid-America Apartment Communities Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $73.26 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 137 shares. Currently, shares trade at $166.90, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $22,782 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Mid-America Apartment Communities also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

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Mid-America Apartment Communities' dividend yield is currently 3.63%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $43.14 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $5,889 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $22,782 and $5,889, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $28,671. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Mid-America Apartment Communities stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 186.71%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 213.98%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $163.34 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The price target implies more than 2% potential downside from the current stock price.

On Feb. 5, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting FFO of $2.23, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24, and revenues of $549.832 million, compared to the consensus of $551.784 million, as reported by Benzinga.

The company provided its full-year 2025 guidance for earnings per diluted common share in the range of $5.51 to $5.83. Core AFFO per diluted share is expected to be between $7.63 and $7.95.

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Given the expected downside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Mid-America Apartment Communities stock attractive. Conversely, the stock can be a good option for income-focused investors, who can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 3.63% and consistent hikes. Mid-America Apartment Communities has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 14 years.

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