AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AvalonBay Communities in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.92. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities' current full-year earnings is $11.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities' Q2 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.06 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays began coverage on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a research report on Tuesday. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $243.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $234.00 to $233.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $222.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Zelman & Associates upgraded shares of AvalonBay Communities to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on AvalonBay Communities from $206.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $231.33.
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Shares of AvalonBay Communities stock opened at $217.16 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $227.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $218.11. AvalonBay Communities has a twelve month low of $169.37 and a twelve month high of $239.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.71, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98.
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $734.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $731.67 million. AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 8.84%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.66 earnings per share.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $1.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.13%. AvalonBay Communities's payout ratio is currently 93.02%.
In other news, Director Timothy J. Naughton sold 23,697 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.47, for a total value of $5,532,538.59. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 87,239 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,367,689.33. This represents a 21.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in AvalonBay Communities in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in AvalonBay Communities during the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in AvalonBay Communities by 38.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 201 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of AvalonBay Communities during the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 731.4% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 291 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares during the period. 92.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 299 apartment communities containing 90,669 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
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