NYSE:AVB - AvalonBay Communities Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

AvalonBay Communities announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $1.59 per share on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 30th. This is a positive change from AvalonBay Communities's previous quarterly dividend of $1.52. View AvalonBay Communities' Dividend History.

AvalonBay Communities Inc (NYSE:AVB) released its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.40 by $1.20. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $593.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $593.59 million. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 35.42% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.31 earnings per share. View AvalonBay Communities' Earnings History.

AvalonBay Communities is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AvalonBay Communities.

AvalonBay Communities issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.62-10.02 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.85.

17 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for AvalonBay Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $210.00 to $248.00. On average, they expect AvalonBay Communities' stock price to reach $227.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for AvalonBay Communities.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AvalonBay Communities.

Press coverage about AVB stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AvalonBay Communities earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for AvalonBay Communities.

AvalonBay Communities saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,600,000 shares, an increase of 6.7% from the January 15th total of 1,500,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 645,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View AvalonBay Communities' Current Options Chain.

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AvalonBay Communities' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wealth Quarterback LLC (38.30%), State Street Corp (6.79%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.90%), FMR LLC (2.05%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.05%) and Cohen & Steers Inc. (1.69%). 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. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AvalonBay Communities.

AVB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, Hexavest Inc., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prudential Financial Inc. and Scout Investments Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AvalonBay Communities company stock in the last year 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. View Insider Buying and Selling for AvalonBay Communities.

AVB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, Cohen & Steers Inc., Eaton Vance Management, PGGM Investments, Geode Capital Management LLC, Echo Street Capital Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for AvalonBay Communities.

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 $228.02.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $31.85 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 3,087 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AvalonBay Communities.

The official website for AvalonBay Communities is http://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]