NYSE:AVBAvalonBay Communities Stock Price, Forecast & 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 18.3% and is now trading at $159.92. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AvalonBay Communities in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for AvalonBay Communities.

AvalonBay Communities is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for AvalonBay Communities.

AvalonBay Communities will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 29th 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) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19. The real estate investment trust earned $547.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $596.58 million. AvalonBay Communities had a return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 33.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. View AvalonBay Communities' earnings history.

AvalonBay Communities declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.59 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. View AvalonBay Communities' dividend history.

17 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for AvalonBay Communities' stock. Their forecasts range from $143.00 to $248.00. On average, they anticipate AvalonBay Communities' share price to reach $200.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AvalonBay Communities.

Headlines about AVB stock have been trending negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing 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 news sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about AvalonBay Communities.

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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 Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.02%) and Pensionfund Sabic (0.01%). 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, and Pensionfund Sabic. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $159.92.

AvalonBay Communities has a market capitalization of $22.51 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]