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The price of Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed at $179.65 in the last session, down -1.26% from day before closing price of $181.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $182.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $179.21.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AVB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 79.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 25579110400 and an Enterprise Value of 34405019648. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.223 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.409.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 0.74, which has changed by -0.21351022 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVB has reached a high of $238.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $166.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AVB traded on average about 882.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1015050 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 141.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.09M. Insiders hold about 0.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.88% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1763078400 were 4752326 with a Short Ratio of 5.38, compared to 1760486400 on 4142501. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4752326 and a Short% of Float of 4.65.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AVB is 6.77, which was 6.95 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038199406. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.33.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.33, with high estimates of $1.33 and low estimates of $1.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.89 and $4.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.84. EPS for the following year is $5.21, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $5.46 and $5.04.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $768.74M. It ranges from a high estimate of $792.7M to a low estimate of $751.94M. As of. The current estimate, Avalonbay Communities Inc’s year-ago sales were $738.81MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $776.93M. There is a high estimate of $805.05M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $763.23M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.91BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.15B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.31B and the low estimate is $2.96B.
