AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Competitors

$191.45
+0.13 (+0.07%)
(As of 04/26/2024 ET)

AVB vs. EQR, ESS, UDR, ELS, CPT, EXR, VICI, IRM, SBAC, and ARE

Should you be buying AvalonBay Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AvalonBay Communities include Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Extra Space Storage (EXR), VICI Properties (VICI), Iron Mountain (IRM), SBA Communications (SBAC), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.

AvalonBay Communities vs.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Equity Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Equity Residential has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 33.56% compared to AvalonBay Communities' net margin of 31.70%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 8.18% beat Equity Residential's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equity Residential31.70% 8.18% 4.59%
AvalonBay Communities 33.56%7.98%4.51%

AvalonBay Communities received 171 more outperform votes than Equity Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.37% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 47.95% of users gave Equity Residential an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Equity ResidentialOutperform Votes
490
47.95%
Underperform Votes
532
52.05%
AvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes
661
61.37%
Underperform Votes
416
38.63%

AvalonBay Communities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equity Residential. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equity Residential$2.87B8.59$835.44M$2.4127.03
AvalonBay Communities$2.77B9.83$928.83M$6.5529.23

Equity Residential currently has a consensus price target of $66.04, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $196.78, suggesting a potential upside of 2.78%. Given Equity Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Equity Residential.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equity Residential
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
AvalonBay Communities
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Equity Residential had 3 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Equity Residential and 29 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Equity Residential's score of 0.34 indicating that Equity Residential is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equity Residential
8 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AvalonBay Communities
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Equity Residential pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities pays out 103.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Residential has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Equity Residential is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Equity Residential on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AVB vs. The Competition

MetricAvalonBay CommunitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$27.20B$6.47B$8.65B$17.59B
Dividend Yield3.60%6.83%10.41%3.53%
P/E Ratio29.2340.1652.6525.61
Price / Sales9.836.27329.2910.77
Price / Cash15.2216.5915.6717.68
Price / Book2.312.202.394.87
Net Income$928.83M$157.56M$989.95M$964.96M
7 Day Performance3.98%1.50%1.01%1.88%
1 Month Performance4.22%-4.09%-2.18%-3.10%
1 Year Performance7.77%0.34%13.60%96.68%

AvalonBay Communities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EQR
Equity Residential
4.3327 of 5 stars
$63.09
+0.9%
$65.75
+4.2%
+8.1%$23.91B$2.87B28.682,400Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.4765 of 5 stars
$242.15
+0.9%
$245.37
+1.3%
+19.9%$15.55B$1.67B38.381,750Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
UDR
UDR
4.8472 of 5 stars
$37.26
+0.7%
$41.71
+11.9%
-6.6%$12.27B$1.63B27.811,410Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties
4.5543 of 5 stars
$61.73
-1.5%
$70.15
+13.6%
-9.9%$11.51B$1.49B36.744,000Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.1751 of 5 stars
$98.64
+0.6%
$104.29
+5.7%
-4.2%$10.74B$1.54B26.661,640Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
EXR
Extra Space Storage
4.7443 of 5 stars
$133.30
+0.4%
$150.17
+12.7%
-10.6%$28.21B$2.56B26.987,618Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
VICI
VICI Properties
4.7613 of 5 stars
$28.58
+1.9%
$34.36
+20.2%
-13.2%$29.81B$3.61B11.5228Upcoming Earnings
IRM
Iron Mountain
3.1939 of 5 stars
$76.60
+1.0%
$73.80
-3.7%
+43.9%$22.39B$5.48B121.5927,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.9405 of 5 stars
$198.30
+0.8%
$268.00
+35.1%
-21.6%$21.28B$2.71B43.021,787Upcoming Earnings
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
4.5763 of 5 stars
$119.52
+0.8%
$137.13
+14.7%
-3.2%$20.91B$2.89B221.34568Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:AVB) was last updated on 4/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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