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After finishing at $190.69 in the prior trading day, Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed at $187.58, down -1.63%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $191.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $187.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AVB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 90.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.71.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $205.
Truist Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $218.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when Willson Sean Thomas sold 150 shares for $188.32 per share. The transaction valued at 28,248 led to the insider holds 3,711 shares of the business.
Willson Sean Thomas bought 150 shares of AVB for $28,238 on Aug 07 ’25. On Jun 13 ’25, another insider, SCHULMAN EDWARD M, who serves as the EVP-General Counsel of the company, sold 5,945 shares for $205.67 each. As a result, the insider received 1,222,698 and left with 17,617 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVB now has a Market Capitalization of 26708207616 and an Enterprise Value of 35627888640. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.794 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.347.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 0.85, which has changed by -0.14151031 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVB has reached a high of $239.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $180.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 854.36K shares per day over the past 3-months and 817050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.85M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.70% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1757894400 were 4340435 with a Short Ratio of 5.08, compared to 1755216000 on 3648811. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4340435 and a Short% of Float of 4.21.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AVB’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.9, compared to 6.77 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03618438. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.33.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB) reflects the collective analysis of 3.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.63, with high estimates of $2.15 and low estimates of $1.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.06 and $4.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.92. EPS for the following year is $5.35, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $5.61 and $5.04.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $766.22M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $768.23M to a low estimate of $764M. As of. The current estimate, Avalonbay Communities Inc’s year-ago sales were $732.59MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $773.6M. There is a high estimate of $780.83M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $767M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.91BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.31B and the low estimate is $2.97B.
