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The price of Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed at $210.84 in the last session, up 0.28% from day before closing price of $210.25. In other words, the price has increased by $0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $212.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $208.81.
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 112.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
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 the company, Morgan Stanley on January 24, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $223 from $236 previously.
On January 06, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $239 to $242.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $247 to $262.
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 Mar 05 ’25 when Lockridge Joanne M bought 1,753 shares for $221.74 per share.
NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J sold 23,697 shares of AVB for $5,532,494 on Nov 13 ’24. The Director now owns 87,239 shares after completing the transaction at $233.47 per share. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,261 shares for $233.78 each. As a result, the insider received 528,577 and left with 111,436 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 29993046016 and an Enterprise Value of 38052716544. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 35.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.836 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.986.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 0.88, which has changed by 0.14097083 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 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 $176.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.21%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AVB traded on average about 659.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 722890 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 142.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.70M. Insiders hold about 0.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.98% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1740700800 were 3307060 with a Short Ratio of 5.02, compared to 1738281600 on 3039533. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3307060 and a Short% of Float of 3.2199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AVB is 6.80, which was 6.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03234245The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.4.
