What Are The Chances Of Avalonbay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB) Becoming A Clear Buy?

Jeremiah Abramson

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.

Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, AVB falls under the Real Estate sector while operating within the REIT – Residential industry segment. The current market capitalization of Avalonbay Communities Inc is $25.12B. A total of 0.91 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 857.43K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Willson Sean Thomas sold 150 shares of AVB for 188.32 per share on Aug 07 ’25. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 3,711 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 07 ’25, Willson Sean Thomas bought 150 shares at 188.25 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, SCHULMAN EDWARD M disposed of 5,945 shares on Jun 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $205.67. This resulted in the EVP-General Counsel holding 17,617 shares of AVB after the transaction. In another insider transaction, O’Shea Kevin P. sold 6,000 shares at $207.57 per share on Jun 16 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 22,782.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Avalonbay Communities Inc pays an annual dividend of $6.77, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.82%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.65.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AVB has a high of $239.10 and a low of $166.73.

As of this writing, AVB has an earnings estimate of $1.68 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.15 per share and a lower estimate of $1.21. The company reported an EPS of $2.15 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. AVB’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $420.25M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $8.27B in debt and $635.72M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $84.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.94B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AVB is Buy with a score of 3.64.

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