Reviewing Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) & BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF)

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BSRTF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.4% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mid-America Apartment Communities and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mid-America Apartment Communities	28.28%	9.54%	5.27%
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mid-America Apartment Communities and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mid-America Apartment Communities	3	7	7	0	2.24
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	1	1	3.50

Mid-America Apartment Communities currently has a consensus target price of $166.32, suggesting a potential upside of 20.52%. BSR Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.09%. Given Mid-America Apartment Communities’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mid-America Apartment Communities is more favorable than BSR Real Estate Investment Trust.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mid-America Apartment Communities and BSR Real Estate Investment Trust’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.02 billion	7.97	$637.44 million	$5.12	26.95
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mid-America Apartment Communities has higher revenue and earnings than BSR Real Estate Investment Trust.

Summary

Mid-America Apartment Communities beats BSR Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mid-America Apartment Communities

MAA, an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) 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 United States. As of June 30, 2023, MAA had ownership interest in 101,986 apartment units, including communities currently in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia.

About BSR Real Estate Investment Trust

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is an internally managed, unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT owns a portfolio of multifamily garden-style residential properties located in attractive primary markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.