AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) is a real estate investment trust that develops, owns, and manages multifamily apartment communities. The company focuses primarily on high-demand markets with barriers to new housing supply, offering apartment homes to residents across a range of price points and community types.

AvalonBay’s portfolio and development activities are concentrated in metropolitan areas along the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, and Southern and Northern California coasts. Its communities typically include amenities such as fitness centers, swimming pools, resident lounges, business centers, and outdoor spaces, while some properties also provide services and features designed for urban and transit-oriented living.

The company traces its history to the combination of Avalon Properties and Bay Apartment Communities in 1998. In addition to acquiring and operating existing properties, AvalonBay develops new communities, redevelops selected assets, and provides ongoing property and resident management. Benjamin W. Schall serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $184.06 to $184.06
• 50-Day Range: $179.59 to $195.21
• 52-Week Range: $160.10 to $198.63
• Volume: 1 shs
• Average Volume: 950,736 shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.08
• Dividend Yield: 3.87%
• Price Target: $196.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AvalonBay Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AvalonBay Communities scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 157th out of 190 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AvalonBay Communities has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AvalonBay Communities is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AvalonBay Communities has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AvalonBay Communities are expected to grow by 3.18% in the coming year, from $11.33 to $11.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AvalonBay Communities is 30.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AvalonBay Communities is 30.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 30.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AvalonBay Communities has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AvalonBay Communities has a P/B Ratio of 2.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AVB.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

AvalonBay Communities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AvalonBay Communities has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AvalonBay Communities is 116.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AvalonBay Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.91% next year. This indicates that AvalonBay Communities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

2 people have searched for AVB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added AvalonBay Communities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AvalonBay Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.53% of the stock of AvalonBay Communities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.61% of the stock of AvalonBay Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Residential REITs
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Family Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVB
• CIK: 915912
• Web: www.avalonbay.com
• Phone: (703) 329-6300
• Fax: 513-389-4634
• Employees: 2,950
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AvalonBay Communities: $196.08
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $172.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.75
• P/E Growth: 2.98
• Net Income: $1.05 billion
• Net Margins: 33.33%
• Pretax Margin: 33.56%
• Return on Equity: 8.58%
• Return on Assets: 4.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 0.54
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.64
• Cash Flow: $14.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.86
• Book Value: $84.48 per share
• Price / Book: 2.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,800,000
• Free Float: 142,041,000
• Market Cap: $26.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76