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Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) closed the day trading at $186.28 down -5.11% from the previous closing price of $196.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. AVB stock price reached its highest trading level at $194.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $185.815.
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 121.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 0.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
On January 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $236 to $223.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $239 to $242.
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 Jun 13 ’25 when SCHULMAN EDWARD M sold 5,945 shares for $205.67 per share. The transaction valued at 1,222,698 led to the insider holds 17,617 shares of the business.
O’Shea Kevin P. sold 6,000 shares of AVB for $1,245,403 on Jun 16 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 22,782 shares after completing the transaction at $207.57 per share. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, O’Shea Kevin P., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $207.53 each.
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 26520311808 and an Enterprise Value of 36332707840. As of this moment, Avalonbay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.157 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.902.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVB is 0.87, which has changed by -0.11303687 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 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 -8.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.97%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AVB traded about 834.46K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AVB traded about 689280 shares per day. A total of 142.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 141.84M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.59% stake in the company. Shares short for AVB as of 1752537600 were 3158119 with a Short Ratio of 3.78, compared to 1749772800 on 3085524. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3158119 and a Short% of Float of 3.0700000000000003.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB) is currently being evaluated by 1.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.51, with high estimates of $1.51 and low estimates of $1.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.48 and $5.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.48. EPS for the following year is $5.64, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $6.05 and $5.34.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $772.24M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $783.06M to a low estimate of $759.83M. As of the current estimate, Avalonbay Communities Inc’s year-ago sales were $732.59MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $781.07M. There is a high estimate of $792.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $766.95M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.02B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.91BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.31B and the low estimate is $2.95B.
