At the time of writing, Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] stock is trading at $175.24, down -1.41%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The AVB shares have gain 0.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.00%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 01, 2025, when Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $205. Previously, BNP Paribas Exane downgraded its rating to Neutral on September 29, 2025. On September 11, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $218 on the stock. Mizuho downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $199 on August 14, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $225 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 13, 2025. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 04, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $200. In a note dated April 04, 2025, BMO Capital Markets downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $220.
For the past year, the stock price of Avalonbay Communities Inc fluctuated between $166.73 and $239.10. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $212.71 within the next 12 months. Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] shares were valued at $175.24 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.38% based on the average AVB price forecast.
Analyzing the AVB fundamentals
According to Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB], the company’s sales were 3.07B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.81% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.39%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.39%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04.
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 173.85 points at the first support level, and at 172.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 177.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 180.38.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB] has a current ratio of 1.08. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.81. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.13, the price to book ratio is 2.09 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.38.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Willson Sean Thomas, Senior Vice President, that happened on Aug 07 ’25 when 150.0 shares were sold. Officer, Willson Sean Thomas completed a deal on Aug 07 ’25 to buy 150.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP-General Counsel SCHULMAN EDWARD M sold 5945.0 shares on Jun 13 ’25.
