Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) vs Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA)

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. and Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. are both Reit Residential companies. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $14.0B against $11.9B — 1.2× the size. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 28.5× against 34.6×. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.55% against 0.85%. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. has the higher net margin (25.7% vs 18.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.4% vs 3.33%). Both pay a dividend; Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. yields more (4.67% vs 2.86%). Across the 23 metrics below, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. leads on 13 and Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. on 10.