Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for AVB Earnings

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AvalonBay Communities in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on AVB. Barclays started coverage on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a research report on Tuesday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $243.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on AvalonBay Communities from $222.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Truist Financial increased their price target on AvalonBay Communities from $213.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on AvalonBay Communities from $225.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of AvalonBay Communities from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $247.00 to $262.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $231.33.

AvalonBay Communities Stock Performance

AVB stock opened at $222.17 on Friday. AvalonBay Communities has a one year low of $169.37 and a one year high of $239.29. The firm has a market cap of $31.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.39, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.64. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $218.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AvalonBay Communities

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Segment Wealth Management LLC lifted 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 during the last quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC increased its position in AvalonBay Communities by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. raised its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 1,268 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 2.7% during the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 4.6% in 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 buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at AvalonBay Communities

In related news, Director Timothy J. Naughton sold 2,261 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.78, for a total value of $528,576.58. Following the sale, the director now owns 111,436 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,051,508.08. The trade was a 1.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AvalonBay Communities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $1.70 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. AvalonBay Communities’s payout ratio is 93.02%.

About AvalonBay Communities

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.