Live Earnings Conference Call: AvalonBay Communities will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 1, 2025 at 1:00PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to AvalonBay Communities' Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Competitors $210.05 +2.87 (+1.39%) Closing price 04/30/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$201.04 -9.01 (-4.29%) As of 07:03 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVB vs. EQR, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, CPT, ELS, UMH, AIV, and AMTShould you be buying AvalonBay Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AvalonBay Communities include Equity Residential (EQR), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and American Tower (AMT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. AvalonBay Communities vs. Equity Residential Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Camden Property Trust Equity LifeStyle Properties UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management American Tower AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities received 169 more outperform votes than Equity Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 47.47% of users gave Equity Residential an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes67560.11% Underperform Votes44839.89% Equity ResidentialOutperform Votes50647.47% Underperform Votes56052.53% Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVB or EQR? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Equity Residential shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AVB or EQR more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 34.76%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 9.27% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities37.13% 9.15% 5.15% Equity Residential 34.76%9.27%5.09% Which has better valuation and earnings, AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equity Residential. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.26$1.08B$7.5927.67Equity Residential$2.98B8.95$1.04B$2.7225.81 Do analysts recommend AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.92%. Equity Residential has a consensus target price of $78.88, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Equity Residential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Equity Residential 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Which has more risk & volatility, AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AVB or EQR? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 4 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 19 mentions for Equity Residential. AvalonBay Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Equity Residential's score of 1.20 indicating that AvalonBay Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equity Residential 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AVB or EQR a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Residential pays out 101.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Equity Residential on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AvalonBay Communities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvalonBay CommunitiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.90B$6.95B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield3.40%7.12%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio27.6758.9322.0032.71Price / Sales10.266.7326.0827.84Price / Cash16.1417.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.501.652.654.47Net Income$1.08B$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.47%1.15%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-2.05%-5.62%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance11.77%4.77%537.91%4.36% AvalonBay Communities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVBAvalonBay Communities4.191 of 5 stars$210.05+1.4%$239.29+13.9%+10.8%$29.90B$2.91B27.672,950Earnings ReportPositive NewsEQREquity Residential4.0894 of 5 stars$69.27+1.1%$79.01+14.1%+9.0%$26.31B$2.98B25.472,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0841 of 5 stars$160.78+0.9%$168.76+5.0%+22.6%$18.77B$2.19B35.842,390Earnings ReportPositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5654 of 5 stars$277.96+0.9%$307.11+10.5%+13.1%$17.83B$1.77B24.031,770Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.389 of 5 stars$123.65+1.1%$135.70+9.7%+11.8%$15.74B$3.20B66.327,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsUDRUDR4.7523 of 5 stars$41.62+0.8%$46.12+10.8%+9.8%$13.76B$1.67B166.141,330Earnings ReportPositive NewsCPTCamden Property Trust4.127 of 5 stars$114.20+0.2%$127.61+11.7%+14.2%$12.41B$1.54B76.061,650Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.8364 of 5 stars$63.90+1.3%$74.33+16.3%+7.3%$12.20B$1.45B32.734,100Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.4421 of 5 stars$17.68+1.1%$21.17+19.7%+11.1%$1.46B$240.55M135.80460Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAIVApartment Investment and Management1.5876 of 5 stars$7.78+0.7%N/A-0.9%$1.10B$208.68M-4.4960Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.082 of 5 stars$210.98+0.1%$233.07+10.5%+31.5%$98.70B$10.13B89.096,390Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EQR Alternatives MAA Alternatives ESS Alternatives SUI Alternatives UDR Alternatives CPT Alternatives ELS Alternatives UMH Alternatives AIV Alternatives AMT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVB) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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