AvalonBay Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 28th 2021.
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AvalonBay Communities will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 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) released its earnings results on Monday, November, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16 by $1.11. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 27.97% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.00 EPS.
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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. Since then, AVB shares have decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at $186.26.
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AvalonBay Communities announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.59 per share on Thursday, April 15th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 30th. This is a boost from AvalonBay Communities's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01.
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AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.42%. 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 68.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, AvalonBay Communities will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.36% in the coming year. This indicates that AvalonBay Communities may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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AvalonBay Communities updated its first quarter 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.85-1.95 for the period.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for AvalonBay Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $145.00 to $206.00. On average, they expect AvalonBay Communities' stock price to reach $178.07 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.4%.
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.04%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.02%) and Hexavest Inc. (0.02%). 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Hexavest Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Pensionfund Sabic, and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System.
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AVB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Huntington National Bank, Everence Capital Management Inc., Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., Thompson Investment Management Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, and Highland Private Wealth Management.
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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 $186.26.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $26.00 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 2,966 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]