AvalonBay Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News

AvalonBay Communities' stock was trading at $195.85 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AVB shares have decreased by 28.6% and is now trading at $139.88.
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14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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AvalonBay Communities is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020.
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AvalonBay Communities will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.25 by $1.04. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $576.41 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $587.58 million. AvalonBay Communities had a return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 33.32%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.27 EPS.
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AvalonBay Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $1.59 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.55%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 29th.
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14 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for AvalonBay Communities' shares. Their forecasts range from $144.00 to $244.00. On average, they expect AvalonBay Communities' share price to reach $180.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.3% from the stock's current price.
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AvalonBay Communities saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,420,000 shares, a decrease of 18.8% from the September 15th total of 2,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 988,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include PGGM Investments (1.73%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.25%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (0.17%), MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (0.09%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.08%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%). 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, Stephen W Wilson, Timothy J Naughton and William M Mclaughlin.
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AVB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Standard Life Aberdeen plc, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, CWM LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Hexavest Inc., Alberta Investment Management Corp, and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold AvalonBay Communities company stock in the last year include Sean J Breslin, and Timothy J Naughton.
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AVB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH, Gradient Investments LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Forsta AP Fonden, DNB Asset Management AS, and Ethic Inc..
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $139.88.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $19.69 billion and generates $2.32 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $785.97 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.34 on an earnings per share basis. AvalonBay Communities employs 3,122 workers across the globe.

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

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]