ACC - American Campus Communities, Inc.

NYSE - Nasdaq Real Time Price. Currency in USD
47.44
+0.80 (+1.72%)
As of 12:03PM EDT. Market open.
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Previous Close46.64
Open46.86
Bid47.43 x 800
Ask47.43 x 900
Day's Range46.83 - 47.49
52 Week Range38.08 - 48.49
Volume295,147
Avg. Volume717,193
Market Cap6.544B
Beta (3Y Monthly)0.41
PE Ratio (TTM)54.53
EPS (TTM)0.87
Earnings DateJul 22, 2019 - Jul 26, 2019
Forward Dividend & Yield1.84 (3.90%)
Ex-Dividend Date2019-05-10
1y Target Est48.30
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  • Buy American for Safer Growth with Dividends
    InvestorPlaceyesterday

    Buy American for Safer Growth with Dividends

    The trade tirade is now a full trade war between the U.S. and China. And how do you know that it's a war? Well, there's a new "fight song" with lyrics like: "Trade war! Trade War! Not afraid of the outrageous challenge! Not afraid of the outrageous challenge! A trade war is happening over the Pacific Ocean!"Source: Shutterstock The song borrows its music from a 1960's-era theme in a Chinese film titled "Tunnel War" that depicts a fictional conflict with Japan. The song is being hyped up, and is making its way through the excellent WeChat app that's part of Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY) which I've used for years for messaging with my friends in the mainland and beyond via my Blackberry (NYSE:BB).China was working with advisors who came from the traditional U.S. political sources in negotiating with the current U.S. administration. That has apparently come to an end. Beijing has finally come to the conclusion that the U.S. is being led by a different kind of leadership.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsFor now, it appears that the rhetoric on both sides is being ratcheted up and that tariffs are not set to go away.This is very bad news. Consider that Huawei, a privately held company that is one of the leading makers of smartphones and telecom equipment, has been in the crosshairs lately. The U.S. government has been unsuccessfully campaigning to force nations around the globe to ban telecom equipment for their networks. * 6 Stocks to Buy for This Decade's Massive Megatrend But this week came news that Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google was instructed to cease doing business in providing support and some access to its open-source Android operating system to Huawei. And similar reports are coming from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) as well as Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) and other U.S. tech companies. The Markets Were Not FansThe stock market didn't like this at all -- on top of the fears that had already sent the S&P 500 Index down 2.9% from its 2019 high, and the S&P Information Technology Index down 5.4% for the same period.This price action didn't sit well at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. So, we got a 90-day reprieve similar to last year's similar deal that allowed U.S. telecom companies to continue to do business with ZTE (OTCMKTS:ZTCOY). So, we're seeing some buying again in the general market and the tech market.Don't get too comfortable with this. I see more volatility on the horizon. The precedent of instructing U.S. companies to cut off vital customers and suppliers -- and getting cooperation from those companies -- is truly frightening for us as investors. This has me now evaluating how this may play out, as the stock market has plenty of exposure to the technology companies of the globe.My original call was that China was going to cut a deal as Beijing is fearful of a further economic slowdown which could lead to instability. Instability is the number one thing that it wants to avoid. But the second thing it wants to avoid is looking like it caved into the U.S. It doesn't want to show that weakness.Plus President Donald Trump faces his own if the markets slide and the U.S. economy slows as the 2020 election is fully underway.But you don't have to wade into all that. I am directing your attention to more of the purest of domestic income and growth plays that are completely separate from the trade war. U.S. Real EstateU.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) are one of the safe havens to own through the trade war. They as a nearly pure Buy American strategy for growth and income. And the market sector continues to perform even during the recent trade tension sell-off.For the past year, REITs as tracked by the Bloomberg REIT Index have earned a return of 17.9% which is significantly higher than the return for the S&P 500 Index at 7.1%. In addition, during the big sell-off in stocks during the fourth quarter of last year, REITs did drop by 6.1%. However, that was way better than the drop in the S&P 500 Index of 13.5%.Bloomberg US REIT Index & S&P 500 Index Source BloombergNow, the same question has to be asked of REITs -- whether the market is still a value in light of its strong performance?Well, to start the REITs inside the S&P 500 Index reporting in the first calendar quarter have shown revenue gains averaging 4.4%, with earnings advancing by 6.9%. That's significantly better than for many of the other segments in the S&P 500 Index sector members reporting so far.But what about value? On a price-to-book basis REITs are sitting on average at 2.47 times which is well below highs seen early this year and highs over the past thee years. This is important as buying REITs just like for individual properties means not paying too much for the land and buildings.I have a large and diverse collection of REITs in the model portfolios of my Profitable Investing. And from a value standpoint the average price-to-book value for all of them is at a bargain level of only 1.87 times. This means that our REITs are even better buys right now than even the value-priced general REIT market.And as noted above, REITs reported higher revenue and earnings for the first quarter. But one of the specific metrics for profitability comes from the rate of return from funds from operations (FFO). This measure the profits that REITs make from just the core business of collecting rents from their tenants.There are several REITs with significantly higher FFO returns, but on average for my collection, the FFO return is running at 10.3%. That's quite positive and is supportive for higher dividend payments. REITs to RecognizeAs noted above, I have a collection of REITs in the portfolios of Profitable Investing -- all make for great buys. Here are three to recognize for their particular opportunities.I'll start of American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC). This REIT has educational properties focused primarily on dorms for colleges and universities around the nation. This is an attractive market with a captive market for students looking for housing near their classes and activities. The space has been so good that one by one the leading public REITs there has been bought out by non-public investments and private equity.ACC is the one focused REIT still here. And it is performing with the trailing year return of a much better 25.3%. Revenues are up by 10.6% with a return from funds from operations (FFO) at a nice 9.5%.It is a value too at only 1.88 times its book of business, including its properties. And the dividend is an attractive 3.9% and has been climbing over the past five years by an average of 5.02%.Next is WP Carey (NYSE:WPC), which I've followed since it came to the public market back in the late 1990s. WP Carey is a large, diversified REIT with assets around the U.S. Its focus is doing sale-lease-back transactions, where owners and occupiers sell their properties to and then lease them back from WPC. It also focuses on triple-net leases, whereby tenants pay insurance, upkeep and taxes instead of WPC.The return over the past trailing year is a whopping 29.6%, and while revenues have slowed a bit recently to a gain of 4.4%, the FFO return is better at 10.6%. It is also a bargain at only 1.9 times its book value.And the dividend which keeps rising every quarter by policy is even more attractive at 5.4%.Last up is Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW). This REIT is focused on health care properties from hospitals to other facilities. And like WP Carey -- MPW focuses on net leases which lowers costs and operating risks.The trailing year return is running at 44.6%. And yet the stock is only at 1.41 times its book value. Revenues are rising at 11.3% and the FFO return is running at 11.6%.Now I've presented some of my favorite stocks that are separate from the trade war risks. For more -- look at my Profitable Investing. Click here to learn more: https://profitableinvesting.investorplace.com/Neil George is the editor of Profitable Investing and does not have any holdings in the securities mentioned above. More From InvestorPlace * 4 Top American Penny Pot Stocks (Buy Before June 21) * 6 Stocks to Buy for This Decade's Massive Megatrend * The 7 Best Stocks to Buy From the IPO ETF * 7 Athletic Apparel Stocks With Marathon Pace Compare Brokers The post Buy American for Safer Growth with Dividends appeared first on InvestorPlace.

  • Hi, How Are You Project and American Campus Communities Partner to Promote Mental Wellness among College Students across the Nation
    Business Wire11 days ago

    Hi, How Are You Project and American Campus Communities Partner to Promote Mental Wellness among College Students across the Nation

    American Campus Communities (ACC), the nation’s largest student housing company, announced a strategic partnership with the Hi, How Are You (HHAY) Project aimed at tackling issues of mental health among U.S. college students. The partners will launch a training and awareness program in October 2019 for American Campus communities located at more than 70 universities. The iconic Austin mural asking the ever-important question, “Hi, How Are You?,” painted by musician and visual artist Daniel Johnston, motivated founders Courtney Blanton and Tom Gimbel (music industry executive and Johnston’s longtime manager) to encourage people to check in on one another and talk openly about their struggles.

  • Is American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?
    Simply Wall St.11 days ago

    Is American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?

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  • Moody's16 days ago

    American Campus Communities OP PRS LP -- Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of American Campus Communities, Inc.

    Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of American Campus Communities, Inc. New York, May 08, 2019 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of American Campus Communities, Inc. and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers.

  • Markit17 days ago

    See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about American Campus Communities Inc.

    American Campus Communities Inc NYSE:ACCView full report here! Summary * ETFs holding this stock are seeing positive inflows but are weakening * Bearish sentiment is low * Economic output in this company's sector is expanding Bearish sentimentShort interest | PositiveShort interest is extremely low for ACC with fewer than 1% of shares on loan. This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting ACC. Money flowETF/Index ownership | NegativeETF activity is negative and may be weakening. The net inflows of $1.62 billion over the last one-month into ETFs that hold ACC are among the lowest of the last year and appear to be slowing. Economic sentimentPMI by IHS Markit | PositiveAccording to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, output in the Financials sector is rising. The rate of growth is strong relative to the trend shown over the past year. Credit worthinessCredit default swapCDS data is not available for this security.Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com.Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing.This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.

  • Business Wire23 days ago

    American Campus Communities Announces Increased Quarterly Dividend

    American Campus Communities, Inc. , the nation’s largest owner and manager of high-quality student housing properties, announced that on May 1, 2019 its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share of common stock, payable on May 24, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 13, 2019.

  • American City Business Journals25 days ago

    With billionaire's financial support, Boys & Girls Clubs christen new state-of-the-art campus

    Brian Sheth, the billionaire co-founder of Vista Equity Partners, has already donated millions to the new Home Club of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. Now he's putting millions down to help support and nurture hundreds of Austin children and teens.

  • Thomson Reuters StreetEvents29 days ago

    Edited Transcript of ACC earnings conference call or presentation 23-Apr-19 2:00pm GMT

    Q1 2019 American Campus Communities Inc Earnings Call

  • American Campus Communities Inc (ACC) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
    Motley Foollast month

    American Campus Communities Inc (ACC) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript

    ACC earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.

  • Associated Presslast month

    American Campus Communities: 1Q Earnings Snapshot

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ American Campus Communities Inc. (ACC) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The Austin, Texas-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $95.3 million, or 69 cents per share, in the period.

  • Business Wirelast month

    American Campus Communities, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

    Quarter highlighted by strong same store NOI and FFOM per share growth

  • Should You Avoid American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC)?
    Insider Monkeylast month

    Should You Avoid American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC)?

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  • American Campus Communities Honored with Six Innovator Awards at the Annual Interface Student Housing Conference
    Business Wirelast month

    American Campus Communities Honored with Six Innovator Awards at the Annual Interface Student Housing Conference

    American Campus Communities, Inc. , the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing properties in the U.S., today announced that the company was recognized for six awards at the 2019 Interface Conference’s Innovator Awards, sponsored by Student Housing Business magazine.

  • 3 REITs That Outperform the Market
    InvestorPlacelast month

    3 REITs That Outperform the Market

    When most investors think about growth in the stock market, real estate investment trusts (REITs) don't immediately come to mind. After all, land and buildings have been around for nearly forever. And how can sleepy bits of real estate compete with all of the other facets of the stock market from technology to oil and gas and so many other industries that are profiting from bringing or using the next new thing?Source: Shutterstock But real estate has a few things going for it. To start, as the adage goes -- when it comes to land -- they aren't making any more of it. Well, that's mostly true except for certain markets such as the territories around Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour.Then there are the adaptations of land. From residences for technology workers to the actual technology, its real estate and the related buildings from residential to office and of course data centers that enable all of the whiz-bang stuff of the market to actually happen.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsAnd of course, there is the income that comes from real estate. And one of the core things that I've learned long ago and use in my portfolio recommendations inside Profitable Investing is that dividends matter. And even if you are not living off of dividend income -- just collecting it and piling it up and re-investing is a lot more certain to build up a portfolio's value over time.And the simple proof is to look at the general stock market in the S&P 500. If you track the performance of the Index over the past twenty years, the price gain was nice at 113.86%. But when adding in the dividends, the return nearly doubles to 213.49%. So, as I said before, dividends do matter. And for REITs, the dividends are of course much higher than the general market. The yield for the S&P 500 Index is currently sitting at 1.91%, while the yield for REITs is tracked by the Bloomberg U.S. REIT Index is much higher at 4.17%. * 10 Dow Jones Stocks Holding the Blue Chip Index Back Moreover, thanks to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), REIT dividends are worth even more on an after-tax basis. This comes from a line-item in the TCJA whereby investors get to deduct 20% of the dividend income from their taxable income. This comes with the U.S. Treasury instructions for 2018 tax filings that specifies that 1099-DIV have a section 199A with a Box 5 for REIT dividends, which tax software does the calculations. And if you use a pencil and a calculator, there are instructions for Schedule D.In addition, investors in common stocks inside the S&P 500 are taxed twice. First, the company pays income tax and then investors are taxed on the dividend income. REITs avoid corporate tax and as noted above, the dividends are taxed-advantaged.But let's get to the meat of the matter and the headline of this article. For the past trailing year, REITs, as tracked by the Bloomberg REIT Index, have earned a return of 21.48%, which is nearly double the return for the S&P 500 Index at 10.69%. In addition, during the big selloff in stocks during the fourth quarter of last year, REITs did drop in return by 6.07%, but that was way better than the drop in the S&P 500 of 13.53%. Click to Enlarge Source: Bloomberg Three Even Better REITsThe REIT space has plenty of great companies, but it also has many not so great companies. Here are three REITs that stand out from the crowd.I'll start with American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC). This REIT has educational properties focused primarily on dorms for colleges and universities around the nation. This is an attractive market since it has a market for students that need and want to live on or near-by where their classes and activities are happening. The space has been so good that one by one the leading public REITs in this market have been bought out by non-public investments and private equity.ACC is the one REIT that still focuses on the space. And it is performing with the trailing year return of a much better 27.05%. Revenues are up by 10.60% with a return from funds from operations (FFO) at a nice 9.50%. FFO measures the return from actually leasing out the properties and is a good apples-to-apples measurement for REITs.It is a value too at only 1.88 times its book of business, including its properties. And the dividend is an attractive 3.85% and has been climbing over the past five years by an average of 5.02%.Next is WP Carey (NYSE:WPC), which I've followed since it came to the public market back in the late 1990s. WP Carey is a large diversified REIT with assets around the U.S. and the globe. Its focus is on doing sale-lease-back transactions, which have owners and occupiers sell their properties and in turn lease them back from WPC. And it also focuses on triple-net leases whereby tenants pay insurance, upkeep and taxes leaving WPC to avoid these costs and risks.The return over the past trailing year is a whopping 33.81%. And while revenues have slowed a bit recently to a gain of 4.40% -- the FFO return is better at 10.60%. And it is also a bargain at only 1.89 times its book value. * 7 Marijuana Companies: Which Pot Stocks Should You Buy? And the dividend, which keeps rising every quarter by policy, is even more attractive at 5.30%.And last up is Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW). This REIT is focused on healthcare properties from hospitals and other facilities. And like WP Carey -- MPW focuses on net leases, which lowers its costs and operating risks.The trailing year return is running at 56.40%. And yet the stock is only at 1.53 times its book value. Revenues are rising at 11.30% and the FFO return is running at 11.60%.These and other quality REITs should be in everyone's portfolio if you want better and more certain growth and income along the way. And to learn more from my analysis and other REITs take a look at my Profitable Investing published by InvestorPlace Media.Neil George is the editor of Profitable Investing and does not have any holdings in the securities mentioned above. More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 9 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for Every Investor * 7 Catalysts That Will Send Marijuana Stocks Soaring in 2019 * 8 Risky Stocks to Watch as Earnings Season Kicks Off Compare Brokers The post 3 REITs That Outperform the Market appeared first on InvestorPlace.

  • What Should We Expect From American Campus Communities, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACC) Earnings In The Next Couple Of Years?
    Simply Wall St.last month

    What Should We Expect From American Campus Communities, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACC) Earnings In The Next Couple Of Years?

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  • New details of University District student-housing high-rise project emerge
    American City Business Journals2 months ago

    New details of University District student-housing high-rise project emerge

    Texas-based American Campus Communities is working with the longtime Methodist congregation that owns the property across the street from the University of Washington.

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  • Business Wire2 months ago

    American Campus Communities Announces First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

    American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC), the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing properties in the U.S., today announced that the company will report financial results for the first quarter after the market close on Monday, April 22, 2019.

  • If You Had Bought American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 23% Gain Today
    Simply Wall St.2 months ago

    If You Had Bought American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC) Stock Five Years Ago, You Could Pocket A 23% Gain Today

    The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. But more than that, you probably want to see it rise more than the market average. UnfortunatelyRead More...

  • Business Wire3 months ago

    American Campus Communities Announces Blake Chandlee Leaving Board of Directors

    American Campus Communities , the nation’s largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing properties in the U.S., today announced that Blake Chandlee has decided to not stand for re-election to the board of directors at the annual stockholder meeting to be held on May 1, 2019 in order to focus on other opportunities.

  • Thomson Reuters StreetEvents3 months ago

    Edited Transcript of ACC earnings conference call or presentation 20-Feb-19 3:00pm GMT

    Q4 2018 American Campus Communities Inc Earnings Call

  • American Campus Communities (ACC) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
    Motley Fool3 months ago

    American Campus Communities (ACC) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

    ACC earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2018.