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Relatively High Debt to Equity Ratio Detected in Shares of Apartment Investment & Management in the Residential REITs Industry (AIV, ELS, HME, MAA, AEC)Mar 30, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Residential REITs industry with the highest debt to equity ratios. The Debt/Equity ratio measures a company's leverage and a high level often implies that a company has financed much of its growth with debt.Apartment Investment & Management ranks highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 5.5. Following is Equity Lifestyle Properties with a a debt to equity ratio of 2.5. Home Properties ranks third highest with a a debt to equity ratio of 2.1. Mid-America Apartment Communities follows with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.8, and Associated Estates Realty rounds out the top five with a a debt to equity ratio of 1.8. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Apartment Investment & Management on December 18th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $25.95. Since that recommendation, shares of Apartment Investment & Management have risen 18.2%. We continue to monitor Apartment Investment & Management for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |