AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AvalonBay Communities in a report issued on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.80 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities' current full-year earnings is $11.48 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities' Q3 2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.99 EPS.
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.80 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $693.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $744.61 million. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 37.13% and a return on equity of 9.15%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.70 earnings per share.
A number of other brokerages also recently commented on AVB. Truist Financial boosted their target price on AvalonBay Communities from $229.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on AvalonBay Communities from $265.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of AvalonBay Communities from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $236.00 to $223.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut shares of AvalonBay Communities from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $220.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, April 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $238.86.
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AvalonBay Communities Stock Up 0.5 %
Shares of NYSE AVB traded up $0.95 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $205.40. The company had a trading volume of 522,050 shares, compared to its average volume of 699,166. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.64. The company has a market capitalization of $29.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.06, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $206.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $217.49. AvalonBay Communities has a 12-month low of $180.40 and a 12-month high of $239.29.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On AvalonBay Communities
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in AvalonBay Communities in the 3rd quarter valued at $126,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 212,338 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $47,056,000 after purchasing an additional 22,076 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,060,497 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $914,627,000 after purchasing an additional 55,588 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,606 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $573,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in AvalonBay Communities by 40.7% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 314,110 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $69,148,000 after purchasing an additional 90,808 shares during the last quarter. 92.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About AvalonBay Communities
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy.
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