How to buy AvalonBay Communities stock

AvalonBay Communities, Inc is a reit-residential business based in the US. AvalonBay Communities shares (AVB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in AvalonBay Communities

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3. Search for AvalonBay Communities. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AVB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of AvalonBay Communities, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of AvalonBay Communities. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

AvalonBay Communities share price

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AvalonBay Communities shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$113.3949 - USD$214.1998
50-day moving average	USD$167.2694
200-day moving average	USD$159.5468
Wall St. target price	USD$173.94
PE ratio	30.8947
Dividend yield	USD$6.36 (3.57%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$5.89

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AvalonBay Communities financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.51%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.29%
Return on equity TTM	7.61%
Profit margin	35.94%
Book value	$77.22
Market capitalisation	USD$25.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting AvalonBay Communities shares

There are currently 2.9 million AvalonBay Communities shares held short by investors – that's known as AvalonBay Communities's "short interest". This figure is 11.9% up from 2.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting AvalonBay Communities shares can be evaluated.

AvalonBay Communities's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

AvalonBay Communities's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of AvalonBay Communities shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of AvalonBay Communities shares traded daily (recently around 828823.49570201). AvalonBay Communities's SIR currently stands at 3.49. In other words for every 100,000 AvalonBay Communities shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3490 shares are currently held short.

However AvalonBay Communities's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of AvalonBay Communities shares, or, against the total number of tradable AvalonBay Communities shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case AvalonBay Communities's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 AvalonBay Communities shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0282% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable AvalonBay Communities shares, roughly 28 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against AvalonBay Communities.

Find out more about how you can short AvalonBay Communities stock.

AvalonBay Communities's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like AvalonBay Communities.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

AvalonBay Communities's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 11.54

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and AvalonBay Communities's overall score of 11.54 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like AvalonBay Communities is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

AvalonBay Communities's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.91/100

AvalonBay Communities's environmental score of 4.91 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

AvalonBay Communities's social score

Social score: 1.37/100

AvalonBay Communities's social score of 1.37 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

AvalonBay Communities's governance score

Governance score: 4.26/100

AvalonBay Communities's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that AvalonBay Communities is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

AvalonBay Communities, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	11.54
Total ESG percentile	3.68
Environmental score	4.91
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	1.37
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	4.26
Governance score percentile	2

Have AvalonBay Communities's shares ever split?

AvalonBay Communities's shares were split on a 8:9 basis on 7 January 2013. So if you had owned 9 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 8 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AvalonBay Communities shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 12.5% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for AvalonBay Communities shares which in turn could have impacted AvalonBay Communities's share price.

AvalonBay Communities share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, AvalonBay Communities's shares have ranged in value from as little as $113.3949 up to $214.1998. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while AvalonBay Communities's is 0.9755. This would suggest that AvalonBay Communities's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

AvalonBay Communities overview

As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 291 apartment communities containing 86,025 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion markets consisting of Southeast Florida and Denver, Colorado (the Expansion Markets).

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of AvalonBay Communities is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.269% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders and 93.946% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for AvalonBay Communities?

  AvalonBay Communities's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is AvalonBay Communities based?

  AvalonBay Communities's address is: 4040 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, United States, 22203

• What is AvalonBay Communities's ISIN number?

  AvalonBay Communities's international securities identification number is: US0534841012

• What is AvalonBay Communities's CUSIP number?

  AvalonBay Communities's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 053484101