Avalonbay Communities Inc. [AVB] stock prices are down -1.17% to $183.78 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AVB shares have gain 1.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.32%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Avalonbay Communities Inc. [NYSE: AVB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 26, 2024, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $191.50 from $175. On February 20, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $204 on the stock. Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $206 on January 30, 2024. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and raised its price target to $203 on January 16, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight for this stock on January 05, 2024. In a note dated January 02, 2024, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
The stock price of Avalonbay Communities Inc. [AVB] has been fluctuating between $160.45 and $198.65 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $235.67 within the next 12 months. Avalonbay Communities Inc. [NYSE: AVB] shares were valued at $183.78 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.23% based on the average AVB price forecast.
Analyzing the AVB fundamentals
The Avalonbay Communities Inc. [NYSE:AVB] reported sales of 2.82B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.65%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.34%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.68.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 182.39 points at the first support level, and at 180.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 185.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 187.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.24, the price to book ratio is 2.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.11.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved O’Shea Kevin P., Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Mar 08 ’24 when 5000.0 shares were sold. Executive Vice President, Lockridge Joanne M completed a deal on Mar 07 ’24 to sell 1750.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Lockridge Joanne M sold 3331.0 shares on Aug 11 ’23.
