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 $1,222,698 were sold by SCHULMAN EDWARD M on Jun 13 ’25. At $205.67 per share, SCHULMAN EDWARD M sold 5,945 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,617 shares worth approximately $3.6 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, O’Shea Kevin P. sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,245,403 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $207.57 each, the insider now holds 22,782 shares.
Before that, O’Shea Kevin P. had added 6,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,245,162, the Officer bought Avalonbay Communities Inc shares for $207.53 each.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on April 04, 2025, Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 06, 2025, Mizuho has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for AVB. Earlier on December 17, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for AVB stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing AVB Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] rose 1.45% to $204.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $201.185, but it reached a high of $204.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.16%. Over the course of the year, Avalonbay Communities Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.86%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $230.21 on 03/04/25 and a 52-week low of $180.40 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avalonbay Communities Inc (AVB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 201.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 199.76. In the upper region, resistance lies at 205.55. The next price resistance is at 206.97. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.18 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 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 3.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.94 million shares. A jump of 4.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.51.
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 236 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.28% from the previous closing price of $201.22. Analysts anticipate Avalonbay Communities Inc stock to reach 240 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 December 17, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $243.
