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$203.29 -0.21 (-0.10%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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AVB vs. EQR, ESS, MAA, SUI, UDR, CPT, ELS, UMH, AIV, and INVH

Should you be buying AvalonBay Communities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AvalonBay Communities include Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Invitation Home (INVH). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry.

AvalonBay Communities vs. Its Competitors

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 4 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 10 mentions for Equity Residential. Equity Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.97 indicating that Equity Residential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Equity Residential
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 87.2% 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 105.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equity Residential has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Equity Residential is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AvalonBay Communities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equity Residential. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Residential, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities$2.91B9.93$1.08B$8.0325.32
Equity Residential$2.98B8.56$1.04B$2.6225.63

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus price target of $235.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.02%. Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $79.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given Equity Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity Residential is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

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)
2.47
Equity Residential
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Equity Residential shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 38.86% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 33.11%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.65% beat Equity Residential's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities38.86% 9.65% 5.42%
Equity Residential 33.11%8.93%4.86%

Summary

Equity Residential beats AvalonBay Communities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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AVB vs. The Competition

MetricAvalonBay CommunitiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$28.97B$7.16B$12.00B$20.43B
Dividend Yield3.44%5.01%5.61%3.76%
P/E Ratio25.3260.5819.9327.62
Price / Sales9.935.7925.6836.40
Price / Cash14.7123.1821.1721.79
Price / Book2.421.972.234.52
Net Income$1.08B$200.44M$1.00B$984.47M
7 Day Performance0.87%1.55%2.04%2.61%
1 Month Performance-1.81%1.54%3.57%4.99%
1 Year Performance-0.44%-6.70%539.63%13.53%

AvalonBay Communities Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.3804 of 5 stars
$203.29
-0.1%
$235.86
+16.0%
-0.5%$28.97B$2.91B25.322,988Analyst Downgrade
EQR
Equity Residential
4.6676 of 5 stars
$69.12
+0.2%
$79.25
+14.7%
-1.4%$26.26B$2.98B26.382,500Positive News
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.2305 of 5 stars
$286.25
+0.7%
$310.83
+8.6%
+4.4%$18.43B$1.77B27.391,715Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.7567 of 5 stars
$150.27
+1.2%
$169.76
+13.0%
+5.5%$17.59B$2.19B31.312,532
SUI
Sun Communities
4.3138 of 5 stars
$128.18
+1.6%
$138.33
+7.9%
+7.7%$16.36B$3.20B206.746,590Positive News
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
3.9105 of 5 stars
$41.40
+0.9%
$46.38
+12.0%
-0.4%$13.72B$1.67B118.291,432
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.3897 of 5 stars
$116.29
+0.6%
$129.39
+11.3%
+3.4%$12.42B$1.54B106.691,660Positive News
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
4.5055 of 5 stars
$64.08
+2.0%
$73.90
+15.3%
-4.3%$12.25B$1.53B33.203,800Positive News
UMH
UMH Properties
4.1552 of 5 stars
$16.85
+0.7%
$21.00
+24.6%
+5.6%$1.42B$240.55M140.43460Positive News
AIV
Apartment Investment and Management
0.4339 of 5 stars
$8.65
+2.0%
N/A+5.5%$1.23B$208.68M-11.2360
INVH
Invitation Home
4.8747 of 5 stars
$34.05
+0.9%
$37.97
+11.5%
-8.4%$20.87B$2.62B44.211,750Positive News

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This page (NYSE:AVB) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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