-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點總結如下：我們將目標價下調6美元至119美元，原因是MAA的主要租賃市場疲軟，且其預期市盈率（P/FFO）為14.0倍，低於多戶住宅房地產投資信託基金（REIT）的平均水平15.5倍。我們將2026年的FFO預期上調0.15美元至每股8.50美元，並將2027年的FFO預期下調0.10美元至每股8.70美元，預計2026年和2027年的總租賃收入分別為22億美元和23億美元。我們對2027年的FFO展望更為謹慎，因為我們認為提高新租約的租金將面臨挑戰，就像2026年的情況一樣。 MAA的業務主要集中在陽光地帶市場，但新增供應給每月租金帶來了下行壓力，因此需要為新租戶的租約提供激勵措施，以滿足市場需求並降低空置率。我們認為美國經濟和就業趨勢不太可能成為推高月租金或收入的催化劑。 MAA在陽光地帶的一些主要市場，例如丹佛（年減13%）和德州奧斯汀（年減9%），現金淨營業收入均下滑，其他一些本地市場也表現疲軟。股息殖利率為4.7%，我們認為這一水準較為穩健。
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