Big Money Sentiment increased to 1.17 in Q4 2018. It has change of 0.18, from 2018Q3’s 0.99. The ratio increased due to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. positioning: 33 sold and 137 reduced. 56 funds acquired stakes and 143 increased stakes. Investors holded 122.18 million in 2018Q3 but now own 126.14 million shares or 3.24% more.
Next Financial Grp invested in 5 shs or 0% of the stock. 2,117 were accumulated by Ibm Retirement Fund. Jfs Wealth Advsr Limited Liability Company holds 96 shs. Calamos Limited Liability Com stated it has 0.02% of its capital in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB). Natixis Advsr Lp has 75,732 shs. Intact Inc owns 0.22% invested in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) for 31,000 shs. Guggenheim Ltd holds 0.09% of its capital in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) for 62,017 shs. Everence Management stated it has 0.09% of its capital in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB). Gyroscope Cap Mgmt Lc holds 0.12% or 1,879 shs. Wedge Capital Mgmt L Lp Nc reported 460,592 shs. Georgia-based Vident Investment Advisory Lc has invested 0.19% in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB). Fjarde Ap stated it has 38,537 shs or 0.12% of all its holdings. Sumitomo Mitsui Asset holds 0.15% or 48,233 shs. Moreover, Brookfield Asset Mngmt has 1.09% invested in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB). Davis Selected Advisers stated it has 0.16% of its capital in AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB).

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. registered $6.96 million net activity with 0 insider buys and 8 selling transactions since November 6, 2018. HOREY LEO S III sold $373,760 worth of stock or 2,000 shs. On Monday, November 19 Shea Keri A sold $347,983 worth of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB). The insider Breslin Sean J. sold $636,444. On Monday, November 26 $540,010 worth of stock was sold by Wilson Stephen W. McLaughlin William M sold $4.35M worth of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) on Tuesday, November 20. 1,400 shs valued at $257,264 were sold by SCHULMAN EDWARD M on Friday, November 16.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) reached one-year high with $209.45 target or 7.00 % above the last $195.75 stock price. It was reported on Mar, 11 according to Barchart.com. It has $27.04B MC. $1.89B more could be NYSE:AVB valuation at $209.45 share price.

AVB reached $195.75 during the last trading session after $0.69 change.AvalonBay Communities, Inc. has volume of 67,285 shares. Since March 11, 2018 AVB has risen 26.20% and is uptrending. The stock outperformed the S&P500 by 21.83%.

On April, 24. Investors wait AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) to reveal its quarterly earnings, Zacks reports. Analysts predict 4.13 % diference or $2.27 from the $2.18 EPS from 2018. If earnings per share of $2.27 is reported the profit of AVB could reach $313.61 million giving it 21.56 P/E. Analysts at Wall Street see AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s -1.73 % negative EPS growth compared to $2.31 earnings per share for last quarter.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) Ratings Coverage

In total 7 analysts cover AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB). “Buy” rating has 4, “Sell” are 0, while 3 are “Hold”. 57% are bullish. With $216 highest and $194 lowest target price AvalonBay Communities has $203.80 average target price or 4.11% above the current ($195.75) price. 10 are the (NYSE:AVB)’s analyst reports since October 22, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. On Thursday, February 21 Citigroup downgraded the shares of AVB in report to “Neutral” rating. On Friday, November 2 the rating was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “Outperform”. On Thursday, December 6 the stock of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) earned “Buy” rating by BTIG Research. On Monday, October 22 the rating was downgraded by Evercore to “In-Line”. On Thursday, December 20 KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) rating. KeyBanc Capital Markets has “Overweight” rating and $199 target. On Wednesday, November 21 the stock of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) has “Buy” rating given by Argus Research. On Monday, December 17 the firm earned “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley.

For more AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) news posted briefly go to: Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com, Businesswire.com, Seekingalpha.com or Seekingalpha.com. The titles are as follows: “Do You Buy AvalonBay And Its 3.5%-Yielding Dividend? – Seeking Alpha” posted on December 30, 2018, “AvalonBay to sell 80% stake in five Manhattan apartment complexes – Seeking Alpha” on October 04, 2018, “AvalonBay Communities Announces 2019 Annual Meeting Details – Business Wire” with a publish date: February 14, 2019, “Put AvalonBay Communities On Your Watch List – Seeking Alpha” and the last “Somebody Bet On AvalonBay – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: May 29, 2018.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 286 apartment communities containing 82,964 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 23 communities were under development and ten communities were under redevelopment.The firm is valued at $27.04 billion. The Firm is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas primarily in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States.27.78 is the P/E ratio.