How to buy AvalonBay Communities (AVB) stocks

AvalonBay Communities is a reit - residential business based in the US. AvalonBay Communities shares (AVB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $218.50 – a decrease of 3.4% over the previous week. AvalonBay Communities employs 2,928 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3 billion.

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AvalonBay Communities stock price (NYSE: AVB)

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AvalonBay Communities stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2025-03-07.

Latest market close	$218.50
52-week range	$173.26 - $237.44
50-day moving average more info button	$219.30
200-day moving average more info button	$217.26
Wall St. target price	$237.62
PE ratio more info button	28.7434
Dividend yield more info button	$6.8 (3.2%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$7.60

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AvalonBay Communities price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $224.47 from 2025-03-05

1 week (2025-02-28)	-0.76%
1 month (2025-02-10)	2.38%
3 months (2024-12-10)	-0.26%
6 months (2024-09-10)	-2.13%

1 year (2024-03-07)	21.32%
2 years (2023-03-09)	40.88%
3 years (2022-03-09)	1.81%
5 years (2020-03-09)	35.50%

Is AvalonBay Communities stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing AvalonBay Communities stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of AvalonBay Communities's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

AvalonBay Communities's P/E ratio

AvalonBay Communities's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, AvalonBay Communities shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

AvalonBay Communities's PEG ratio

AvalonBay Communities's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.0355. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into AvalonBay Communities's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

AvalonBay Communities's EBITDA

AvalonBay Communities's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a AvalonBay Communities's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

AvalonBay Communities financials

Revenue TTM	$3 billion
Operating margin TTM	31.54%
Gross profit TTM	$1.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.9%
Return on equity TTM	9.12%
Profit margin	36.5%
Book value	$84.05
Market Capitalization more info button	$31.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

AvalonBay Communities's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like AvalonBay Communities.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

AvalonBay Communities's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 11.54

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and AvalonBay Communities's overall score of 11.54 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like AvalonBay Communities is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

AvalonBay Communities's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.91/100

AvalonBay Communities's environmental score of 4.91 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

AvalonBay Communities's social score

Social score: 1.37/100

AvalonBay Communities's social score of 1.37 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

AvalonBay Communities's governance score

Governance score: 4.26/100

AvalonBay Communities's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

AvalonBay Communities Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	11.54
Total ESG percentile	3.68
Environmental score	4.91
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	1.37
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	4.26
Governance score percentile	2

AvalonBay Communities stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 88.26% of net profits

Recently AvalonBay Communities has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), AvalonBay Communities shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In AvalonBay Communities's case, that would currently equate to about $6.8 per share.

AvalonBay Communities's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

AvalonBay Communities's most recent dividend payout was on 14 April 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 30 March 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have AvalonBay Communities's stocks ever split?

AvalonBay Communities's stocks were split on a 8:9 basis on 6 January 2013 . So if you had owned 9 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 8 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AvalonBay Communities stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 12.5% higher stock price could have impacted the market appetite for AvalonBay Communities stocks, which in turn could have impacted AvalonBay Communities's stock price.

AvalonBay Communities stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, AvalonBay Communities's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $173.2597 up to $237.4392. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while AvalonBay Communities's is 1.013. This would suggest that AvalonBay Communities's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

AvalonBay Communities overview

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is an equity REIT that develops, redevelops, acquires and manages apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 306 apartment communities containing 93,518 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 17 communities were under development..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of AvalonBay Communities is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.483% of AvalonBay Communities stocks are held by insiders and 97% by institutions. How many people work for AvalonBay Communities?
Latest data suggests 2,928 work at AvalonBay Communities. When does the fiscal year end for AvalonBay Communities?
AvalonBay Communities's fiscal year ends in December. Where is AvalonBay Communities based?
AvalonBay Communities's address is: 4040 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA, United States, 22203-2120 What is AvalonBay Communities's ISIN number?
AvalonBay Communities's international securities identification number is: US0534841012 What is AvalonBay Communities's CUSIP number?
AvalonBay Communities's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 072012107

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