Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] stock prices are up 2.44% to $181.26 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AVB shares have gain 2.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.11%, and 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 December 04, 2025, when Colliers Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $195 for it. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on November 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $216. On October 01, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $205 on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy but $218 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 11, 2025. Mizuho downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 14, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $199. In a note dated August 13, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $225.
The stock price of Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] has been fluctuating between $166.73 and $230.21 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $200.38 within the next 12 months. Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] shares were valued at $181.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.55% based on the average AVB price forecast.
Analyzing the AVB fundamentals
The Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB] reported sales of 3.06B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.28%. 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 178.00 points at the first support level, and at 174.74 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 183.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 185.80.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB]’s Current Ratio is 0.50. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.50. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.39, the price to book ratio is 2.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.12.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Willson Sean Thomas, Senior Vice President, that happened on Dec 02 ’25 when 150.0 shares were sold. Officer, Sean T Willson completed a deal on Dec 02 ’25 to buy 150.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Willson Sean Thomas sold 150.0 shares on Aug 07 ’25.
