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AvalonBay Communities Inc has a consensus price target of $205.11 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $249 issued by JP Morgan on June 17, 2025. The low is $183 issued by Piper Sandler on February 9, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Evercore ISI Group, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley on April 6, 2026, March 26, 2026, and March 16, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $200.67 between Evercore ISI Group, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 17.95% upside for AvalonBay Communities Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) was reported by Evercore ISI Group on April 6, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $191.00 expecting AVB to rise to within 12 months (a possible 12.26% upside). 49 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) was provided by Evercore ISI Group, and AvalonBay Communities maintained their in-line rating.
The last upgrade for AvalonBay Communities Inc happened on November 25, 2025 when Barclays raised their price target to $216. Barclays previously had an equal-weight for AvalonBay Communities Inc.
The last downgrade for AvalonBay Communities Inc happened on March 26, 2026 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $208 to $203 for AvalonBay Communities Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of AvalonBay Communities, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for AvalonBay Communities was filed on April 6, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 6, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest AvalonBay Communities (AVB) rating was a maintained with a price target of $202.00 to $191.00. The current price AvalonBay Communities (AVB) is trading at is $170.14, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.