AvalonBay Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AvalonBay Communities stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AVB, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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AvalonBay Communities saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,330,000 shares, a drop of 12.1% from the June 30th total of 2,650,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 781,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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AvalonBay Communities is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 27th 2021.
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.93 by $1.28. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 35.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.47%.
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AvalonBay Communities' stock was trading at $195.85 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AVB shares have increased by 17.8% and is now trading at $230.67.
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AvalonBay Communities announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.59 per share on Thursday, July 15th. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 29th.
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AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.79%. AvalonBay Communities has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of AvalonBay Communities is 73.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, AvalonBay Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.18% in the coming year. This indicates that AvalonBay Communities may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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AvalonBay Communities issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $7.920-$8.120 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

17 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for AvalonBay Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $251.00. On average, they anticipate AvalonBay Communities' stock price to reach $201.87 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.5%.
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420 employees have rated AvalonBay Communities CEO Timothy J. Naughton on Glassdoor.com. Timothy J. Naughton has an approval rating of 90% among AvalonBay Communities' employees.

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AvalonBay Communities trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVB."

AvalonBay Communities' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.04%), TCW Group Inc. (0.04%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%) and Real Estate Management Services LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own AvalonBay Communities stock include Edward M Schulman, Keri A Shea, Kevin P O'shea, Leo S Horey III, Sean J Breslin, Timothy J Naughton, W Edward Walter and William M Mclaughlin.
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AVB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TCW Group Inc., Real Estate Management Services LLC, and Heritage Wealth Advisors. Company insiders that have sold AvalonBay Communities company stock in the last year include Edward M Schulman, Keri A Shea, Kevin P O'shea, Sean J Breslin, and W Edward Walter.
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AVB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Raymond James Trust N.A., Gradient Investments LLC, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, and Corsicana & Co..
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Shares of AVB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AVB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $230.67.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $32.20 billion and generates $2.30 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $827.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.69 on an earnings per share basis.

AvalonBay Communities employs 3,090 workers across the globe.

AvalonBay Communities was founded in 1978.

The official website for AvalonBay Communities is www.avalonbay.com.

AvalonBay Communities is headquartered at 671 N. GLEBE ROAD SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA, 22203.

AvalonBay Communities' mailing address is 671 N. GLEBE ROAD SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA, 22203. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 703-329-6300 or via email at [email protected]