The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Avalonbay Communities Inc shares valued at $27,040 were sold by Willson Sean Thomas on Dec 02 ’25. At $180.26 per share, Willson Sean Thomas sold 150 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,579 shares worth approximately $0.65 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sean T Willson purchased 150 shares, netting a total of over 27,029 in proceeds.
Before that, Willson Sean Thomas had sold 150 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $28,248, the Senior Vice President traded Avalonbay Communities Inc shares for $188.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 150 shares, worth approximately $0.67 million.
As published in a research note from Barclays on November 25, 2025, Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $216. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of September 29, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for AVB. Earlier on September 11, 2025, Truist upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AVB stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing AVB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] rose 0.22% to $181.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $180.36, but it reached a high of $182.305 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.07%. Over the course of the year, Avalonbay Communities Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $230.21 on 03/04/25 and a 52-week low of $166.73 on 10/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 180.28, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 179.04. In the upper region, resistance lies at 182.58. The next price resistance is at 183.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.96 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Avalonbay Communities Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avalonbay Communities Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.61 million shares to 4.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 4.14 million shares. A jump of 12.83% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.01.
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In terms of Avalonbay Communities Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 204 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.63% from the previous closing price of $181.12. Analysts anticipate Avalonbay Communities Inc stock to reach 236 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 190. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Avalonbay Communities Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On August 14, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $199.
