A share price of Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] is currently trading at $196.83, up 2.18%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AVB shares have gain 2.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.30%, 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 September 11, 2025, when Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $218 for it. Previously, Mizuho downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $199. On August 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $225 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $200 on August 04, 2025. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but $220 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 04, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on January 24, 2025, and downed its price target to $223. In a note dated January 06, 2025, Mizuho upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $239 to $242.
Avalonbay Communities Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $180.40 and $239.10. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $232 within the next 12 months. Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] shares were valued at $196.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.87% based on the average AVB price forecast.
Analyzing the AVB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB] were 3.03B which represents 4.76% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, 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 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.74.
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 194.33 points at the first support level, and at 191.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 198.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 199.81.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE:AVB] is 0.81. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.81, while the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.26, the price to book ratio is 2.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.21.
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.
