What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AVB FY2025 Earnings?

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AvalonBay Communities in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $11.26 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $11.39. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities’ current full-year earnings is $11.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.02 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.28 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on AVB. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $213.00 to $193.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on AvalonBay Communities from $202.00 to $197.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated an “in-line” rating and set a $214.00 target price on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.35.

AvalonBay Communities Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of AvalonBay Communities stock opened at $177.06 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $185.25 and a 200-day moving average of $194.65. AvalonBay Communities has a 52-week low of $166.73 and a 52-week high of $239.29. The stock has a market cap of $25.07 billion, a PE ratio of 21.62, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.84.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.81 by ($0.06). AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 9.75%. The firm had revenue of $766.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $766.22 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.74 earnings per share.

AvalonBay Communities Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. AvalonBay Communities’s payout ratio is presently 85.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AvalonBay Communities

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in AvalonBay Communities during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,394,225,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of AvalonBay Communities during the first quarter worth $280,226,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 70.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,593,727 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,823,000 after buying an additional 1,069,793 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 76.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,355,838 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $455,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,816,163 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $573,091,000 after acquiring an additional 530,274 shares in the last quarter. 92.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.