AvalonBay Communities Stock Forecast, Price & News

AvalonBay Communities' stock was trading at $195.85 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AVB shares have decreased by 30.5% and is now trading at $136.13.
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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, February 3rd 2021.
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.16 by $1.11. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 33.32% and a return on equity of 7.21%. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share.
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AvalonBay Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid 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 4.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 29th.
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14 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for AvalonBay Communities' shares. Their forecasts range from $144.00 to $244.00. On average, they anticipate AvalonBay Communities' stock price to reach $180.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.8% from the stock's current price.
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AvalonBay Communities saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,760,000 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the September 30th total of 2,420,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 992,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 2.0% of the company's shares 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include PGGM Investments (1.73%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.25%), Standard Life Aberdeen plc (0.17%), KBC Group NV (0.10%), MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (0.09%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.09%). 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, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, CWM LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Hexavest Inc.. 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, KBC Group NV, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH, Gradient Investments LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Forsta AP Fonden, and DNB Asset Management AS.
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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 $136.13.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $19.16 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]