AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

16 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" AVB shares.
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16 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for AvalonBay Communities' stock. Their AVB share price targets range from $179.00 to $215.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $196.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% from the stock's current price.
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AvalonBay Communities' stock was trading at $187.22 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AVB stock has decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $180.95.
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AvalonBay Communities saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,470,000 shares, a decline of 10.4% from the March 15th total of 1,640,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 804,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024.
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AvalonBay Communities will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, April 26th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-6671 with passcode "13740497".

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by $1.03. The real estate investment trust earned $704.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $701.67 million. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 33.56% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.98%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.59 EPS.
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AvalonBay Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $1.70 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $6.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.76%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 27th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.65.
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AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.70%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 103.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, AVB will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.65% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) stock in their portfolio include ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF (RITA), Kelly Residential & Apartment Real Estate ETF (RESI), iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ), Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF (JRE), ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT), SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF (SPRE), Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF (NURE) and Residential REIT ETF (HAUS).

AvalonBay Communities issued an update on its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.560-2.660 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.700. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

420 employees have rated AvalonBay Communities Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Naughton on Glassdoor.com. Timothy J. Naughton has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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AvalonBay Communities' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.18%), Hazelview Securities Inc. (0.10%), Vert Asset Management LLC (0.04%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.02%), Czech National Bank (0.02%) and Mechanics Bank Trust Department (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward M Schulman, Edward M Schulman, Joanne M Lockridge, Keri A Shea, Kevin P O'shea, Kevin P O'shea, Matthew H Birenbaum, Sean J Breslin, Sean J Breslin, Timothy J Naughton and William M Mclaughlin.
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