Q1 EPS Estimate for AvalonBay Communities Raised by Analyst

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AvalonBay Communities in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $2.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.93. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities’ current full-year earnings is $11.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities’ Q4 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.99 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $238.00 to $213.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 23rd. UBS Group reduced their price objective on AvalonBay Communities from $238.00 to $216.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded AvalonBay Communities from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 29th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $240.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $251.00 to $249.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $235.07.

AvalonBay Communities Stock Performance

AVB opened at $186.30 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.94, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a fifty day moving average of $203.19 and a 200 day moving average of $208.71. AvalonBay Communities has a fifty-two week low of $180.40 and a fifty-two week high of $239.29.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.80 by $0.02. AvalonBay Communities had a return on equity of 9.76% and a net margin of 38.91%. The business had revenue of $689.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $759.08 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.77 EPS.

Institutional Trading of AvalonBay Communities

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Perpetual Ltd raised its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 10,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,167,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in AvalonBay Communities by 1.8% during the first quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,247 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $697,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. CX Institutional raised its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 6.3% in the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $198,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners lifted its holdings in AvalonBay Communities by 3.7% during the first quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 1,661 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $356,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Probity Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in AvalonBay Communities by 2.7% during the second quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 2,243 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $456,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.61% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Kevin P. O’shea sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.57, for a total value of $1,245,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 22,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,728,859.74. This trade represents a 20.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Edward M. Schulman sold 5,945 shares of AvalonBay Communities stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.67, for a total transaction of $1,222,708.15. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 17,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,623,288.39. The trade was a 25.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AvalonBay Communities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $1.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $7.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. AvalonBay Communities’s payout ratio is presently 86.21%.

About AvalonBay Communities

AvalonBay Communities, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy.