Avalonbay Communities Inc.’s recently made public that its Chief Financial Officer O’Shea Kevin P. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.93 million on Mar 08 ’24. In the deal valued at $185.65 per share,5,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, O’Shea Kevin P. now holds 31,308 shares worth roughly $5.66 million.
Then, Lockridge Joanne M sold 1,750 shares, generating $323,925 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $185.10, the Executive Vice President now owns 21,907 shares.
Before that, Lockridge Joanne M sold 3,331 shares. Avalonbay Communities Inc. shares valued at $620,399 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $186.25 per share. As a result of the transaction, Lockridge Joanne M now holds 21,558 shares, worth roughly $3.9 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Avalonbay Communities Inc. [AVB] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published on February 26, 2024; the price target was increased to $191.50 from $175. Barclays also remained covering AVB and has increased its forecast on February 20, 2024 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal weight” rating. Deutsche Bank started covering the stock on January 30, 2024. It rated AVB as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of AVB
On Monday, Avalonbay Communities Inc. [NYSE:AVB] saw its stock fall -1.67% to $180.72. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.93%. Avalonbay Communities Inc. shares have fallen nearly -3.47% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 6.26% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $198.65 was reached on 04/09/24, a 52-week low of $160.45 was recorded on 02/13/24. SMA at 50 days reached $180.18, while 200 days put it at $179.99. A total of 0.65 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.39 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AVB Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 178.63, which if violated will result in even more drops to 176.54. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 183.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 187.17. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 45.95, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.33, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 77.31%. Stochastics %K at 48.65% indicates the stock is a holding.
