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Preferred Apartment Communities NYSE:APTS Stock Report

Last Price

US$25.00

Market Cap

US$1.6b

7D

0.2%

1Y

149.3%

Updated

26 Jun, 2022

Data

Company Financials +

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.

NYSE:APTS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.6b

This company has been acquired

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APTS Stock Overview

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) is a real estate investment trust engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of Class A multifamily properties, with select investments in grocery anchored shopping centers, Class A office buildings, and student housing properties. More details

APTS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends3/6

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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Preferred Apartment Communities
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$25.00
52 Week HighUS$25.80
52 Week LowUS$9.64
Beta0.98
1 Month Change0.20%
3 Month Change0.40%
1 Year Change149.25%
3 Year Change67.22%
5 Year Change58.73%
Change since IPO153.81%

Recent News & Updates

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: 3 Potential Deals Come To Fruition

Feb 21

Recent updates

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: 3 Potential Deals Come To Fruition

Feb 21

Preferred Apartment: Huge Portfolio Restructuring Can Bear Fruit For Investors

Jan 06

Preferred Apartment Communities: You Have To Buy A Lot Of 'Rough' To Get The Diamond

Oct 15

Have Insiders Been Buying Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:APTS) Shares This Year?

Mar 18
Have Insiders Been Buying Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE:APTS) Shares This Year?

Reflecting on Preferred Apartment Communities' (NYSE:APTS) Share Price Returns Over The Last Three Years

Feb 11
Reflecting on Preferred Apartment Communities' (NYSE:APTS) Share Price Returns Over The Last Three Years

Preferred Apartment sums up November, December capital actions

Dec 21

Freddie apartment investment market index rebounds in Q3

Dec 16

Preferred Apartment Communities goes ex-dividend on Monday

Dec 11

Bipartisan relief plan includes extended eviction moratorium, rental aid

Dec 09

Preferred Apartment Communities: The Riskiest Bet On Apartments

Dec 03

Preferred Apartment to redeem $208.8M of preferred stock

Nov 19

Preferred Apartment +1.5% after Q3 results beat, rise from Q2

Nov 09

Shareholder Returns

APTSUS REITsUS Market
7D0.2%0.9%-0.2%
1Y149.3%-3.4%25.8%

Return vs Industry: APTS exceeded the US REITs industry which returned -8.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: APTS exceeded the US Market which returned -18.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is APTS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
APTS volatility
APTS Average Weekly Movement0.3%
REITs Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: APTS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: APTS's weekly volatility (0%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2009366Joel Murphypacapts.com

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) is a real estate investment trust engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of Class A multifamily properties, with select investments in grocery anchored shopping centers, Class A office buildings, and student housing properties. Preferred Apartment Communities' investment objective is to generate attractive, stable returns for stockholders by investing in income-producing properties and acquiring or originating real estate loans for multifamily properties. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned or was invested in 125 properties in 15 states, predominantly in the Southeast region of the United States.

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Preferred Apartment Communities's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
APTS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.61b
Earnings (TTM)-US$131.86m
Revenue (TTM)US$439.74m

3.6x

P/S Ratio

-12.1x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
APTS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$439.74m
Cost of RevenueUS$144.88m
Gross ProfitUS$294.86m
Other ExpensesUS$426.72m
Earnings-US$131.86m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-2.07
Gross Margin67.05%
Net Profit Margin-29.99%
Debt/Equity Ratio206.9%

How did APTS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.8%

Current Dividend Yield

2,168%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/06/26 17:02
End of Day Share Price 2022/06/24 00:00
Earnings2022/03/31
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Merrill RossBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Gaurav MehtaB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Gaurav MehtaB. Riley Wealth