American Campus Communities, Inc.

NYSE:ACC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.1b

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American Campus Communities Valuation

Is ACC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ACC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ACC ($65.42) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($79.99)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ACC is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ACC?

Key metric: As ACC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for ACC. This is calculated by dividing ACC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is ACC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio129.1x
EarningsUS$70.59m
Market CapUS$9.15b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ACC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ACC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average54.7x
CPT Camden Property Trust
35.6x-11.9%US$12.5b
UDR UDR
115.8x13.4%US$16.2b
ESS Essex Property Trust
33.1x-9.4%US$18.9b
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities
34.6x0.08%US$18.4b
ACC American Campus Communities
129.1x20.1%US$9.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ACC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.1x) compared to the peer average (48.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ACC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American REITs Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ACC 129.1xIndustry Avg. 16.1xNo. of Companies3PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ACC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.1x) compared to the US REITs industry average (31.3x)

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ACC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ACC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio129.1x
Fair PE Ratio49x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ACC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (129.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ACC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Dec ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Nov ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Oct ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Sep ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Aug ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jul ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jun ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
May ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Apr ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Mar ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Feb ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jan ’25n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Dec ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Nov ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Oct ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Sep ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Aug ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jul ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jun ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
May ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Apr ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Mar ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Feb ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Jan ’24n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4
Dec ’23n/a
US$63.61
0%
5.1%US$65.50US$58.00n/a4

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/08/09 11:11
End of Day Share Price 2022/08/09 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

American Campus Communities, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Andrew BabinBaird
Jeffrey SpectorBofA Global Research