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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. · AVB · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
AvalonBay Maintains Outlook While Advancing Suburban Growth Plans
The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive operating thesis: management is pairing steady rental demand with suburban expansion, development and operating efficiencies, but the case depends on execution, capital costs and regulatory conditions.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$26.28B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $2.82
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $740.5M
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-1.1%
Event window
SPY move
+0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-1.5%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.2×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-1.5%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
The current analysis shifts emphasis toward a larger development program, a growing Structured Investment Program, an 80% suburban exposure target and broader AI and centralized-service deployment. Guidance sentiment is maintained rather than raised.
Guidance delta
Maintained versus the prior quarter's raised guidance sentiment; the supplied analysis cites a 2025 outlook for 3.5% core FFO growth.
Key takeaways
- Management described 2024 revenue and core FFO growth as solid and highlighted operating-model transformation.
- The company is targeting greater suburban and expansion-market exposure while increasing development activity.
- AI-enabled leasing, centralized services and ancillary revenue remain part of the operating-efficiency plan.
Management priorities
- Increase development starts and expand the Structured Investment Program.
- Shift the portfolio toward suburban and expansion markets.
- Scale AI, centralized services and ancillary revenue initiatives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$184.06Previous close
$172Low
$217.69Average
$307High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Aug 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Colliers Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 24, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 17, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Zelman & Assoc | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2024 | |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 2, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 15, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 23, 2022 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 16, 2019 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 6, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 21, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Zelman | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Feb 9, 2018 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 12, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 9, 2015 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 24, 2014 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Oct 25, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $184.06. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $191.44 | +6.5% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $191.84 | +14.1% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $191.84 | +11.4% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $194.53 | +11.4% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $189.68 | +5.9% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $184.48 | +9.7% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $192 | $186.85 | +4.3% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $198 | $190.3 | +7.6% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach | $209 | $182.51 | +13.5% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $195 | $184.83 | +5.9% | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $182.85 | +11.4% | May 15, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $187 | $185.52 | +1.6% | May 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $189 | $185.99 | +2.7% | May 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $184.08 | +10.3% | May 11, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $183.45 | +3.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $188 | $183.5 | +2.1% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $172.38 | +11.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $201 | $177.32 | +9.2% | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $186 | $173.14 | +1.1% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $173.83 | -0.6% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $171.61 | +1.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Omotayo Okusanya | $172 | $182.42 | -6.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $182.42 | +10.3% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $176.8 | +17.9% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $191 | $179.5 | +3.8% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $179 | $180.48 | -2.7% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Colliers Securities | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $181.52 | +5.9% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $205 | $179.65 | +11.4% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $180.41 | +17.4% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $191 | $180.68 | +3.8% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $197 | $174.52 | +7.0% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $204 | $171.54 | +10.8% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $173.92 | +3.2% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $214 | $184.53 | +16.3% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $193.17 | +11.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $229 | $193.56 | +24.4% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $236 | $206.18 | +28.2% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $228 | $205.58 | +23.9% | May 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $223 | $213.8 | +21.2% | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Linda Tsai | $240 | $219.97 | +30.4% | Jan 1, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $234 | $225.25 | +27.1% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | John Paul Flangos | $250 | $229.36 | +35.8% | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $230 | $219.92 | +25.0% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $244 | $221.73 | +32.6% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $255 | $211.78 | +38.5% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $222 | $203.88 | +20.6% | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $213 | $203.89 | +15.7% | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $207 | $193.96 | +12.5% | May 24, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $213 | $198.14 | +15.7% | May 14, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $212 | $190.07 | +15.2% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $197 | $164.38 | +7.0% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $167.97 | +1.6% | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $174.18 | +1.6% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $201.98 | +19.5% | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $205.08 | +27.7% | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $248 | $218.81 | +34.7% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $217.85 | +31.5% | Aug 11, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $214.13 | +21.7% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $195.46 | +11.4% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $191.4 | +14.1% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $195.15 | +15.2% | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $203.97 | +22.2% | May 25, 2022 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $238 | $200.8 | +29.3% | May 19, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $285 | $250.08 | +54.8% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| BTIG | James Sullivan | $307 | $244.46 | +66.8% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $263 | $246.45 | +42.9% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Austin Wurschmidt | $275 | $249.52 | +49.4% | Jan 13, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Nicholas Joseph | $260 | $244.99 | +41.3% | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Tammi Fique | $265 | $235.42 | +44.0% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $240 | $229.88 | +30.4% | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chandni Luthra | $257 | $222.84 | +39.6% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $233 | $219.35 | +26.6% | Sep 13, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $220 | $223.02 | +19.5% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| SMBC Nikko | Richard Anderson | $210 | $185.25 | +14.1% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationAt the close of 2020, AvalonBay Communities held a direct or indirect ownership stake in a substantial portfolio encompassing 291 apartment communities. These properties collectively contained 86,025 residential units across 11 states and the District of Columbia. Among these, 18 communities were actively under development, and one was undergoing redevelopment. As an equity REIT, AvalonBay's primary activities involve the development, redevelopment, acquisition, and management of apartment communities. The company strategically targets prominent metropolitan areas such as New England, the New York/New Jersey metro region, the Mid-Atlantic states, the Pacific Northwest, and both Northern and Southern California. Furthermore, AvalonBay is expanding its presence into key growth markets, specifically Southeast Florida and Denver, Colorado.
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-03T13:16:06.704174+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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