Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Avalonbay Communities Inc shares valued at $28,248 were sold by Willson Sean Thomas on Aug 07 ’25. At $188.32 per share, Willson Sean Thomas sold 150 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,711 shares worth approximately $0.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Willson Sean Thomas purchased 150 shares, netting a total of over 28,238 in proceeds.
Before that, SCHULMAN EDWARD M had sold 5,945 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,222,698, the EVP-General Counsel traded Avalonbay Communities Inc shares for $205.67 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,945 shares, worth approximately $3.39 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on September 11, 2025, Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $218. Analysts at Mizuho downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 13, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for AVB. Earlier on August 04, 2025, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for AVB stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing AVB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] rose 0.14% to $192.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $191.91, but it reached a high of $195.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.05%. Over the course of the year, Avalonbay Communities Inc shares have dropped approximately -17.85%.
Is Avalonbay Communities Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avalonbay Communities Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.93 million shares to 4.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.27 million shares. A jump of 22.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.09.
Which companies own the most shares of Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB)?
In terms of Avalonbay Communities Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 232 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.66% from the previous closing price of $192.28. Analysts anticipate Avalonbay Communities Inc stock to reach 236 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 228. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Avalonbay Communities Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2025, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $220.
