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After finishing at $178.39 in the prior trading day, Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed at $178.81, up 0.24%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.01.
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 78.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.61. 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.
On November 25, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $216.
On October 01, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $205.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Neutral rating on October 01, 2025, with a $205 target price.
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 Dec 02 ’25 when Willson Sean Thomas sold 150 shares for $180.26 per share. The transaction valued at 27,040 led to the insider holds 3,579 shares of the business.
Sean T Willson bought 150 shares of AVB for $27,029 on Dec 02 ’25. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Willson Sean Thomas, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 150 shares for $188.32 each. As a result, the insider received 28,248 and left with 3,711 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 25459507200 and an Enterprise Value of 34286223360. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 34.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.184 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.345.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 0.76, which has changed by -0.17834276 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVB has reached a high of $230.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $166.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 993.80K shares per day over the past 3-months and 968800 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 141.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.09M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.86% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1767139200 were 6123618 with a Short Ratio of 6.16, compared to 1764288000 on 4974357. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6123618 and a Short% of Float of 5.9899997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AVB’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.95, compared to 7.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03895958. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.32.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.27, with high estimates of $1.28 and low estimates of $1.25.
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 $5.13, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $5.38 and $4.94.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $764.98M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $775.7M to a low estimate of $753.48M. As of. The current estimate, Avalonbay Communities Inc’s year-ago sales were $738.81MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $773.61M. There is a high estimate of $805.05M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $752.25M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.91BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.31B and the low estimate is $2.96B.
