AvalonBay Communities - AVB Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last twelve months. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AVB shares.
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18 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for AvalonBay Communities' shares. Their AVB share price forecasts range from $174.00 to $307.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $239.21 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% from the stock's current price.
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AvalonBay Communities' stock was trading at $252.59 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, AVB stock has decreased by 13.5% and is now trading at $218.38.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.07. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $644.56 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.41 million. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 33.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.47%. AvalonBay Communities's revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.98 EPS.
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AvalonBay Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $1.59 per share on Friday, July 15th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 29th.
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AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.92%. The dividend payout ratio is 109.28%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, AVB will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.66% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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AvalonBay Communities issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.47-$2.57 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

420 employees have rated AvalonBay Communities Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Naughton on Glassdoor.com. Timothy J. Naughton has an approval rating of 90% among the company's 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.61%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.68%), Northern Trust Corp (1.50%), Deutsche Bank AG (1.16%), UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.87%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward M Schulman, Edward M Schulman, Joanne M Lockridge, Keri A Shea, Kevin P O'shea, Kevin P O'shea, Leo S Horey III, Sean J Breslin, Sean J Breslin, Timothy J Naughton, W Edward Walter, William M Mclaughlin and William M Mclaughlin.
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Shares of AVB stock 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 $218.38.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) has a market capitalization of $30.54 billion and generates $2.29 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $1.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.82 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,927 workers across the globe.

AvalonBay Communities was founded in 1978.

AvalonBay Communities' mailing address is 671 N. GLEBE ROAD SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA, 22203. The official website for the company is www.avalonbay.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (703) 329-6300, via email at investor_relations@avalonbay.com, or via fax at 513-389-4634.