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 $28,238 were purchased by Willson Sean Thomas on Aug 07 ’25. At $188.25 per share, Willson Sean Thomas acquired 150 shares.
Also, SCHULMAN EDWARD M sold 5,945 shares, netting a total of over 1,222,698 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $205.67 each, the insider now holds 17,617 shares.
Before that, O’Shea Kevin P. had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,245,403, the Chief Financial Officer traded Avalonbay Communities Inc shares for $207.57 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $4.29 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on August 04, 2025, Avalonbay Communities Inc [AVB] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for AVB. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Mizuho upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for AVB stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing AVB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avalonbay Communities Inc [NYSE: AVB] rose 0.93% to $188.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $187.26, but it reached a high of $189.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.05%. Over the course of the year, Avalonbay Communities Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.61%.
Is Avalonbay Communities Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avalonbay Communities Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 72595.0 shares to 3.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.09 million shares. A jump of 2.3% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.38.
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 24.4% from the previous closing price of $186.5. 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 December 17, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $262.
