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Should you buy AvalonBay Communities stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AvalonBay Communities with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AvalonBay Communities include Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "residential reits" industry.

How does AvalonBay Communities compare to Camden Property Trust?

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

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.21% compared to Camden Property Trust's net margin of 24.69%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.56% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	24.69%	8.71%	4.28%
AvalonBay Communities	37.21%	9.56%	5.19%

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Camden Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $112.98, suggesting a potential upside of 10.08%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $196.93, suggesting a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Camden Property Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Camden Property Trust is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Camden Property Trust pays out 118.4% 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 pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Camden Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.57B	6.56	$384.46M	$3.58	28.67
AvalonBay Communities	$3.04B	8.27	$1.05B	$6.90	26.18

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 6 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 4 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.21 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden Property Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AvalonBay Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Camden Property Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AvalonBay Communities compare to Equity Residential?

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

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 3 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 7 mentions for Equity Residential. Equity Residential's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.21 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Equity Residential	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 103.2% 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 112.4% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equity Residential has increased 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.

Equity Residential has higher revenue and earnings than AvalonBay Communities. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities	$3.04B	8.27	$1.05B	$6.90	26.18
Equity Residential	$3.11B	7.69	$1.12B	$2.50	25.56

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.21% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 30.63%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.56% beat Equity Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	37.21%	9.56%	5.19%
Equity Residential	30.63%	8.57%	4.58%

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

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, 1.2% of Equity Residential shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $196.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $70.01, indicating a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Equity Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Equity Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Equity Residential beats AvalonBay Communities on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AvalonBay Communities compare to Essex Property Trust?

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus price target of $196.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Essex Property Trust has a consensus price target of $284.28, indicating a potential upside of 6.52%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Essex Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Essex Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Essex Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $10.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essex Property Trust pays out 116.4% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Essex Property Trust has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Essex Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 5 mentions for Essex Property Trust. Essex Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.21 indicating that Essex Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvalonBay Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Essex Property Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Essex Property Trust has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities	$3.04B	8.27	$1.05B	$6.90	26.18
Essex Property Trust	$1.89B	9.09	$669.67M	$8.90	29.99

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.21% compared to Essex Property Trust's net margin of 30.03%. Essex Property Trust's return on equity of 10.00% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	37.21%	9.56%	5.19%
Essex Property Trust	30.03%	10.00%	4.36%

Summary

Essex Property Trust beats AvalonBay Communities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AvalonBay Communities compare to Mid-America Apartment Communities?

Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE:MAA) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Mid-America Apartment Communities presently has a consensus price target of $145.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.30%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $196.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Mid-America Apartment Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mid-America Apartment Communities is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mid-America Apartment Communities	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

In the previous week, Mid-America Apartment Communities had 4 more articles in the media than AvalonBay Communities. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Mid-America Apartment Communities and 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities. Mid-America Apartment Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.21 indicating that Mid-America Apartment Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mid-America Apartment Communities	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvalonBay Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

93.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Mid-America Apartment Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mid-America Apartment Communities has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mid-America Apartment Communities	$2.21B	6.63	$446.91M	$3.30	38.11
AvalonBay Communities	$3.04B	8.27	$1.05B	$6.90	26.18

Mid-America Apartment Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Mid-America Apartment Communities pays out 185.5% 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 pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid-America Apartment Communities has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Mid-America Apartment Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.21% compared to Mid-America Apartment Communities' net margin of 17.60%. AvalonBay Communities' return on equity of 9.56% beat Mid-America Apartment Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mid-America Apartment Communities	17.60%	6.61%	3.26%
AvalonBay Communities	37.21%	9.56%	5.19%

Summary

Mid-America Apartment Communities beats AvalonBay Communities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AvalonBay Communities compare to United Dominion Realty Trust?

United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than United Dominion Realty Trust. United Dominion Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Dominion Realty Trust	$1.71B	7.01	$377.70M	$1.47	25.12
AvalonBay Communities	$3.04B	8.27	$1.05B	$6.90	26.18

AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.21% compared to United Dominion Realty Trust's net margin of 28.60%. United Dominion Realty Trust's return on equity of 15.10% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Dominion Realty Trust	28.60%	15.10%	4.65%
AvalonBay Communities	37.21%	9.56%	5.19%

United Dominion Realty Trust has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

United Dominion Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. United Dominion Realty Trust pays out 118.4% 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 pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Dominion Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and AvalonBay Communities has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. United Dominion Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 4 more articles in the media than United Dominion Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 6 mentions for United Dominion Realty Trust. United Dominion Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of -0.21 indicating that United Dominion Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Dominion Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvalonBay Communities	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

United Dominion Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $40.13, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. AvalonBay Communities has a consensus price target of $196.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given AvalonBay Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than United Dominion Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Dominion Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
AvalonBay Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

97.8% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of United Dominion Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats United Dominion Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	AvalonBay Communities	REIT Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$25.53B	$6.73B	$13.45B	$22.98B
Dividend Yield	3.88%	5.27%	5.84%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	26.18	52.63	23.54	29.75
Price / Sales	8.27	5.30	170.08	14.03
Price / Cash	12.82	16.35	20.46	25.31
Price / Book	2.15	1.81	2.12	4.60
Net Income	$1.05B	$291.74M	$1.11B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.88%	-2.02%	-1.60%	-2.27%
1 Month Performance	6.60%	1.31%	-0.62%	-0.37%
1 Year Performance	-13.27%	-7.92%	9.17%	21.80%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AVB AvalonBay Communities	3.0097 of 5 stars	$180.66 -1.6%	$196.93 +9.0%	-12.1%	$25.53B	$3.04B	26.18	3,041	Analyst Forecast
CPT Camden Property Trust	3.0542 of 5 stars	$104.92 +1.1%	$114.30 +8.9%	-12.9%	$10.43B	$1.57B	29.31	1,640	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
EQR Equity Residential	3.3073 of 5 stars	$66.19 +1.0%	$69.91 +5.6%	-9.8%	$24.56B	$3.09B	26.48	2,400	Analyst Forecast
ESS Essex Property Trust	3.8175 of 5 stars	$268.59 +1.9%	$283.28 +5.5%	-6.5%	$16.94B	$1.89B	30.18	1,689	Positive News Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities	4.6413 of 5 stars	$129.69 +0.3%	$147.78 +13.9%	-21.9%	$15.05B	$2.21B	39.30	2,507	News Coverage Analyst Forecast

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AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Competitors

AVB vs. CPT, EQR, ESS, MAA, and UDR

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