MAA options flow: unusual options activity in Mid America Apartment Communities Inc.

Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET

Over the last week the tape recorded 6 unusual options prints in Mid America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA), $337K of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $172K against $138K bearish; $53K went into calls and $284K into puts, a put call ratio of 5.38. The largest print was $86K of MAA 17 Sep 2027 $90 puts on 24 September 2026, executed at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 2 prints and $80K of premium. MAA closed at $118.35 on 25 September 2026, up 0.9%.

This week's unusual flow

Unusual prints6
Tracked premium$337K
Net premium+$34K
Bullish premium$172K
Bearish premium$138K
Call premium$53K
Put premium$284K
P/C ratio5.38
Sweeps50%
Size over OI2
Whale prints0
High conviction1

Prints from 24 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 2 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.

Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.

Largest prints of the week

DateContractTypeSizeOpen int.PremiumExecutionSentimentTier
24 Sep 2026MAA 17 Sep 2027 $90 putsTrade450119$86KAt askBearishNotable
24 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $110 putsSweep400503$84KAt bidBullishNotable
24 Sep 2026MAA 19 Mar 2027 $120 callsSweep965$53KAt askBullishHigh conviction
25 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $110 putsSweep250369$52KAt askBearishNotable
24 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $115 putsTrade100300$35KAt bidBullish
25 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $150 putsTrade88$27KAt bidNeutral

Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.

Where the money is aimed

ExpiryPrintsPremiumCalls shareNet premium
18 Dec 20264$199K0%+$66K
17 Sep 20271$86K0%-$86K
19 Mar 20271$53K100%+$53K

The most premium, $199K, is aimed at the 18 Dec 2026 expiry.

A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.

The last session, 25 September 2026

Prints2
Premium$80K
Net premium-$52K
Sweeps50%
DateContractTypeSizeOpen int.PremiumExecutionSentimentTier
25 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $110 putsSweep250369$52KAt askBearishNotable
25 Sep 2026MAA 18 Dec 2026 $150 putsTrade88$27KAt bidNeutral

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Price

Last close$118.35
Day+0.93%
1 week-0.49%
1 month-10.00%
3 months-15.90%
1 year-15.72%
52 week high$144.41
52 week low$116.67
Volume1,193,309
Market cap$13.9B

The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MAA in Options Sentiment Screener.

Analysts

The most recent analyst targets on file, from 12 firms, have a median of $140, 18.3% above the last close.

Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.

About Mid America Apartment Communities Inc.

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
Trading
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee
Website
maac.com

As of December 31, 2020, MAA had ownership interest in 102,772 apartment units, including communities currently in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia. MAA is an S&P 500 company.

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Learn

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