Stock comparison
American Assets
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
AAT
American Assets
Market cap
$1.4B
Sector
Real Estate
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Market cap
$15.26B
Sector
Real Estate
Overall winner
American Assets AAT
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | AAT | MAA | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64D | 57D | AAT |
| Benjamin Graham | 63C | 68B | MAA |
| Philip Fisher | 65C | 47D | AAT |
| Peter Lynch | 65C | 26F | AAT |
| Joel Greenblatt | 26F | 46D | MAA |
| Charlie Munger | 56D | 53D | AAT |
| Terry Smith | 55D | 47D | AAT |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | AAT | MAA |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.4B | $15.26B |
| P/E (TTM) | 57.0x | 37.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 19.7x | 32.6x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 3.52% | 4.95% |
| Gross margin | 60.76% | 39.58% |
| Net margin | 5.11% | 17.6% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.79% | 5.58% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 18.28% | -4.83% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.5x | 1.0x |
| Dividend yield | 6.46% | 4.84% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
AAT leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y18.28%vs -4.83%+126%
- EV/EBIT19.7xvs 32.6x+39%
- Gross margin60.76%vs 39.58%+35%
- Dividend yield6.46%vs 4.84%+25%
MAA leads on
- Market cap$15.26Bvs $1.4B+91%
- Net margin17.6%vs 5.11%+71%
- P/E (TTM)37.6xvs 57.0x+34%
- Debt / Equity1.0xvs 1.5x+32%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.