AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB)Real Estate | REIT - Residential | Arlington, United States | NYSE
173.89 USD
+4.26
(2.511%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 174.02 +0.13 (0.075%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:18 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:32 p.m. EDT
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) presents a mixed picture. The recent price history shows a gradual upward trend with some short-term volatility, and the dividend yield is strong, indicating a reliable income stream. The fundamentals are solid, with a high dividend payout ratio and a strong balance sheet, making it an attractive long-term investment. However, the short-term forecast suggests a slight decline, and the options market indicates a balanced view. Investors looking for a stable income with growth potential may find AVB appealing, but short-term traders should be cautious and monitor the market closely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.029953 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.029979 |
| MSTL | 0.029995 |
| AutoTheta | 0.035044 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 13.69 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.216 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.93 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 80.256 |
| Revenue per Share | 21.456 |
| Market Cap | 24,359,114,752 |
| Trailing P/E | 23.47 |
| Forward P/E | 35.18 |
| Beta | 0.76 |
| Profit Margins | 34.57% |
| Website | https://www.avalonbay.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:32 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. Call options are showing moderate interest, particularly around the ATM strike of 170, indicating potential for upward movement. However, put options are also showing significant activity, especially around lower strikes like 150 and 165, which may suggest some bearish speculation. The IV levels are relatively stable, indicating limited volatility expectations. Overall, the options market is showing a balanced view with no clear consensus on the direction of the stock.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.09% | 3.88% | 3.72% | 3.70% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 1.780 | 1.089685 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1.750 | 0.975950 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.750 | 0.924778 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1.750 | 0.885844 |
| 2025-03-31 | 1.750 | 0.847200 |
| 2024-12-31 | 1.700 | 0.809612 |
| 2024-09-30 | 1.700 | 0.796797 |
| 2024-06-28 | 1.700 | 0.874104 |
| 2024-03-27 | 1.700 | 0.992684 |
| 2023-12-28 | 1.650 | 0.942321 |
| 2023-09-28 | 1.650 | 1.052213 |
| 2023-06-29 | 1.650 | 0.967745 |
| 2023-03-30 | 1.650 | 1.124567 |
| 2022-12-29 | 1.590 | 1.098916 |
| 2022-09-29 | 1.590 | 0.994604 |
| 2022-06-29 | 1.590 | 0.933328 |
| 2022-03-30 | 1.590 | 0.728536 |
| 2021-12-30 | 1.590 | 0.735062 |
| 2021-10-01 | 1.590 | 0.834359 |
| 2021-06-29 | 1.590 | 0.890138 |
| 2021-03-30 | 1.590 | 1.006655 |
| 2020-12-30 | 1.590 | 1.203615 |
| 2020-09-29 | 1.590 | 1.302705 |
| 2020-06-29 | 1.590 | 1.269373 |
| 2020-03-30 | 1.590 | 1.290438 |
| 2019-12-30 | 1.520 | 0.912796 |
| 2019-09-27 | 1.520 | 0.890951 |
| 2019-06-27 | 1.520 | 0.954426 |
| 2019-03-28 | 1.520 | 0.964178 |
| 2018-12-28 | 1.470 | 1.093293 |
| 2018-09-27 | 1.470 | 1.071247 |
| 2018-06-28 | 1.470 | 1.119983 |
| 2018-03-28 | 1.470 | 1.180461 |
| 2017-12-28 | 1.420 | 1.057204 |
| 2017-09-28 | 1.420 | 1.065559 |
| 2017-06-28 | 1.420 | 0.996405 |
| 2017-03-29 | 1.420 | 1.053309 |
| 2016-12-28 | 1.350 | 1.064476 |
| 2016-09-28 | 1.350 | 1.027521 |
| 2016-06-28 | 1.350 | 1.056623 |
| 2016-03-29 | 1.350 | 0.999132 |
| 2015-12-29 | 1.250 | 0.952293 |
| 2015-09-28 | 1.250 | 1.063727 |
| 2015-06-26 | 1.250 | 1.106783 |
| 2015-03-27 | 1.250 | 1.037263 |
| 2014-12-29 | 1.160 | 1.008144 |
| 2014-09-26 | 1.160 | 1.205285 |
| 2014-06-26 | 1.160 | 1.212364 |
| 2014-03-27 | 1.160 | 1.333914 |
| 2013-12-27 | 1.070 | 1.352478 |
| 2013-09-26 | 1.070 | 1.251238 |
| 2013-06-26 | 1.070 | 1.210229 |
| 2013-03-26 | 1.070 | 1.297709 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.970 | 1.110528 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.970 | 1.122032 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.970 | 1.118884 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.970 | 1.116387 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.893 | 1.098670 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.893 | 1.228394 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.893 | 1.137586 |
| 2011-03-30 | 0.893 | 1.234289 |
| 2010-12-28 | 0.893 | 1.301156 |
| 2010-09-29 | 0.893 | 1.424806 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.893 | 1.527085 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.893 | 1.735866 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.893 | 1.809755 |
| 2009-09-24 | 0.893 | 2.144070 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.893 | 2.813267 |
| 2009-03-30 | 0.893 | 3.612911 |
| 2008-12-24 | 2.700 | 8.471373 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.893 | 1.751376 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.893 | 1.924006 |
| 2008-03-28 | 0.893 | 1.810006 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.850 | 1.760672 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.850 | 1.399385 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.850 | 1.384178 |
| 2007-03-29 | 0.850 | 1.345131 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.780 | 1.232615 |
| 2006-09-28 | 0.780 | 1.309187 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.780 | 1.476925 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.780 | 1.447575 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.710 | 1.622231 |
| 2005-09-29 | 0.710 | 1.745799 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.710 | 1.885811 |
| 2005-03-30 | 0.710 | 2.251247 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.700 | 1.994432 |
| 2004-09-29 | 0.700 | 2.536823 |
| 2004-06-29 | 0.700 | 2.723087 |
| 2004-03-30 | 0.700 | 2.894386 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.700 | 3.232375 |
| 2003-09-29 | 0.700 | 3.409454 |
| 2003-06-27 | 0.700 | 3.750834 |
| 2003-03-28 | 0.700 | 4.444500 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.700 | 4.326794 |
| 2002-09-27 | 0.700 | 4.068564 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.700 | 3.710176 |
| 2002-03-27 | 0.700 | 3.502766 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.640 | 3.447318 |
| 2001-09-27 | 0.640 | 3.521256 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.640 | 3.594541 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.640 | 3.674113 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.560 | 3.052766 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.560 | 3.173174 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.560 | 3.673462 |
| 2000-03-30 | 0.560 | 4.289199 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.520 | 4.264720 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.520 | 4.508734 |
| 1999-06-28 | 0.510 | 4.274395 |
| 1999-03-30 | 0.510 | 4.765754 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.510 | 4.624935 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.510 | 4.517765 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.510 | 4.327353 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.13826257 |
| Address1 | 4,040 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000 |
| All Time High | 259.05 |
| All Time Low | 16.75 |
| Ask | 184.0 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 829,510 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,106,777 |
| Average Volume | 1,106,777 |
| Average Volume10Days | 829,510 |
| Beta | 0.763 |
| Bid | 165.5 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 82.989 |
| City | Arlington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 173.89 |
| Current Ratio | 0.406 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 174.785 |
| Day Low | 169.78 |
| Debt To Equity | 80.256 |
| Display Name | AvalonBay Communities |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 7.12 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.09 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,395,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,395,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.409 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.416 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,320,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,846,987,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.60732 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.335 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.135 |
| Enterprise Value | 33,863,585,792 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.66497 |
| Eps Forward | 4.94255 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 703 329 9130 |
| Fifty Day Average | 171.5878 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.3022003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.01341704 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.826257 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 213.34 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -39.449997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18491608 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 160.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.789993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08613362 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 160.1 - 213.34 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 763,396,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.34 |
| Float Shares | 131,157,534 |
| Forward Eps | 4.94255 |
| Forward P E | 35.182243 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,341,972,736 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,011 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.63141996 |
| Gross Profits | 1,920,274,944 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0042 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.01253 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 140,083,474 |
| Industry | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Key | reit-residential |
| Ir Website | http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/stockinfo.aspx?iid=103145 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.78 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is an equity REIT. The firm develops, redevelops, acquires and manages 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, 2025, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 320 communities containing 98,694 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 24 communities were under development. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 in Maryland, USA. |
| Long Name | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 24,359,114,752 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_329141 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,049,326,976 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 24,190,052,828 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 20 |
| Open | 170.225 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,671,105,024 |
| Operating Margins | 0.30638 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.94589996 |
| Peg Ratio | 7.17 |
| Phone | 703 329 6300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.13127136 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.07549103 |
| Post Market Price | 174.02127 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,281 |
| Previous Close | 169.63 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.275696 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0953379 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.009733 |
| Profit Margins | 0.34569 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.08 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.52174 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.25999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.51134 |
| Regular Market Day High | 174.785 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 169.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 169.78 - 174.785 |
| Regular Market Open | 170.225 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 169.63 |
| Regular Market Price | 173.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 769,708 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02702 |
| Return On Equity | 0.088879995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 21.456 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 139,111,236 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0328 |
| Shares Short | 4,566,099 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,683,242 |
| Short Name | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.045900002 |
| Short Ratio | 4.38 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | AVB |
| Target High Price | 221.0 |
| Target Low Price | 172.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 193.65 |
| Target Median Price | 191.0 |
| Total Cash | 187,234,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.338 |
| Total Debt | 9,497,797,632 |
| Total Revenue | 3,041,189,120 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 7.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.041266285 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.41 |
| Trailing P E | 23.466936 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 182.79515 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -8.905151 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.048716564 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 769,708 |
| Website | https://www.avalonbay.com |
| Zip | 22,203-2120 |