Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for AVB Earnings

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AvalonBay Communities in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.92. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities’ current full-year earnings is $11.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities’ Q2 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.06 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Zelman & Associates raised shares of AvalonBay Communities to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on AvalonBay Communities from $222.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $234.00 to $233.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $213.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on AvalonBay Communities from $206.00 to $249.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AvalonBay Communities has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $231.33.

AvalonBay Communities Stock Performance

Shares of AvalonBay Communities stock opened at $217.16 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.64. AvalonBay Communities has a 52 week low of $169.37 and a 52 week high of $239.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $227.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $218.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.71, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.71 by ($0.10). AvalonBay Communities had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The firm had revenue of $734.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $731.67 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.66 EPS.

AvalonBay Communities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $1.70 per share. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. AvalonBay Communities’s payout ratio is 93.02%.

Insider Transactions at AvalonBay Communities

In other news, Director Timothy J. Naughton sold 23,697 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.47, for a total transaction of $5,532,538.59. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 87,239 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,367,689.33. This trade represents a 21.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AvalonBay Communities

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Segment Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,025 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 2.7% in the second quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. raised its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 4.1% during the third quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 1,268 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 2.7% in the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,244 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. 92.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AvalonBay Communities Company Profile

As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 299 apartment communities containing 90,669 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing 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.