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Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed the day trading at $213.80 down -0.28% from the previous closing price of $214.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $214.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.24.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AVB, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
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, Mizuho on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $242 from $239 previously.
On December 17, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $247 to $262.
On December 17, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $243.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on December 17, 2024, with a $243 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 Nov 13 ’24 when NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J sold 23,697 shares for $233.47 per share. The transaction valued at 5,532,494 led to the insider holds 87,239 shares of the business.
NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J sold 2,261 shares of AVB for $528,577 on Nov 11 ’24. The Director now owns 111,436 shares after completing the transaction at $233.78 per share. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 500 shares for $232.50 each. As a result, the insider received 116,250 and left with 110,936 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 30410268672 and an Enterprise Value of 38356340736. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 39.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.109 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.214.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 1.00, which has changed by 0.20794368 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24440956 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVB has reached a high of $239.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $169.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.45%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AVB traded about 624.41K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AVB traded about 582260 shares per day. A total of 142.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.75M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.27% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1735603200 were 3155643 with a Short Ratio of 5.05, compared to 1732838400 on 2700627. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3155643 and a Short% of Float of 3.0700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
AVB’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.80, up from 6.75 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03148174The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.4.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB) reflects the combined expertise of 2.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.34, with high estimates of $1.34 and low estimates of $1.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.26 and $5.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.25. EPS for the following year is $5.56, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $5.78 and $5.35.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $740.67M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $748.63M to a low estimate of $736.18M. As of the current estimate, Avalonbay Communities Inc’s year-ago sales were $702.7MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $748.76M. There is a high estimate of $759.16M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $742.67M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.89B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.76BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.1B and the low estimate is $2.86B.
