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AvalonBay Communities Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:AVB | Benzinga
AvalonBay Communities Inc has a consensus price target of $222.91 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $262 issued by JP Morgan on December 17, 2024. The low is $176 issued by Mizuho on December 11, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Scotiabank, and Barclays on May 15, 2025, May 12, 2025, and May 9, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $239.67 between Morgan Stanley, Scotiabank, and Barclays, there's an implied 15.17% upside for AvalonBay Communities Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
Scotiabank
Barclays
RBC Capital
Piper Sandler
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Analyst Ratings for AvalonBay Communities
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | 9.56% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $226 → $228 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | 20.62% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $241 → $251 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 15.33% | Barclays | Richard Hightower49% | $227 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2025 | Buy Now | 5.72% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $223 → $220 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 22.54% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $265 → $255 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 9.08% | Barclays | Richard Hightower49% | $226 → $227 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2025 | Buy Now | 5.72% | BMO Capital | John Kim59% | → $220 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $229 → $230 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 8.6% | Barclays | Richard Hightower49% | $230 → $226 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | — | Zelman & Assoc | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 27.34% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $270 → $265 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 15.33% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $230 → $240 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 10.04% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $226 → $229 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Barclays | Richard Hightower49% | $243 → $230 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 7.16% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $236 → $223 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 16.29% | Mizuho | Vikram Malhotra55% | $239 → $242 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 16.77% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | → $243 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 25.9% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $247 → $262 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2024 | Buy Now | 15.81% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $244 → $241 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 11.97% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $234 → $233 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 17.25% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $229 → $244 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 10.04% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $225 → $229 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 18.69% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $212 → $247 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 19.65% | Deutsche Bank | Derek Johnston52% | $206 → $249 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 8.12% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $223 → $225 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 7.16% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $216 → $223 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $213 → $230 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.04% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $218 → $229 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | 17.25% | Wells Fargo | James Feldman58% | $222 → $244 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 3.8% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $218 → $216 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 4.76% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $213 → $218 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 2.84% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $207 → $214 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 22.54% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $230 → $255 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 9.56% | UBS | Brent Dilts47% | $210 → $228 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -0.53% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $205 → $207 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/27/2024 | Buy Now | 6.68% | Wells Fargo | James Feldman58% | $210 → $222 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | 2.35% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $207 → $213 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 1.87% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $194 → $212 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2024 | Buy Now | 0.91% | Wells Fargo | James Feldman58% | $189 → $210 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | -6.78% | Mizuho | Vikram Malhotra55% | $185 → $194 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/24/2024 | Buy Now | -0.53% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $197 → $207 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 2.35% | Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico53% | $193 → $213 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 0.43% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $203 → $209 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 0.91% | UBS | Brent Dilts47% | $199 → $210 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | -2.93% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | → $202 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Argus Research | Jacob Kilstein62% | $188 → $212 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.76% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $204 → $218 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | -5.81% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $191 → $196 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $207 → $230 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -5.33% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $201 → $197 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -0.53% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | → $207 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -3.41% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $203 → $201 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2024 | Buy Now | -11.1% | Mizuho | Vikram Malhotra55% | $188 → $185 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2024 | Buy Now | -7.98% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $175 → $191.5 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2024 | Buy Now | -8.22% | Goldman Sachs | Chandni Luthra41% | → $191 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | -1.97% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $194 → $204 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2024 | Buy Now | -11.1% | RBC Capital | Michael Carroll62% | $185 → $185 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.45% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $202 → $203 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -9.66% | Mizuho | Vikram Malhotra55% | $176 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Austin Wurschmidt56% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach44% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2023 | Buy Now | -15.43% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | $186 → $176 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -9.66% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | $183 → $188 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -2.93% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | → $202 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -3.89% | Keybanc | Austin Wurschmidt56% | $205 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | -6.78% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $201 → $194 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/27/2023 | Buy Now | -2.93% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $214 → $202 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -6.78% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $197 → $194 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -13.98% | Wedbush | Richard Anderson59% | → $179 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | -10.62% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | $190 → $186 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | -6.78% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $195 → $194 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | -2.93% | Colliers Securities | David Toti40% | → $202 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2023 | Buy Now | -7.74% | Wells Fargo | James Feldman58% | $201 → $192 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2023 | Buy Now | -3.41% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $188 → $201 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -6.3% | RBC Capital | Michael Carroll62% | $193 → $195 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -6.78% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $180.5 → $194 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | -1.49% | Keybanc | Austin Wurschmidt56% | $193 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2023 | Buy Now | 1.39% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $190 → $211 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2023 | Buy Now | -6.3% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $186 → $195 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2023 | Buy Now | -13.26% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $190 → $180.5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | -8.7% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | $188 → $190 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2023 | Buy Now | 1.87% | B of A Securities | Jeffrey Spector53% | $199 → $212 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -7.26% | Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb55% | $160 → $193 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -7.26% | RBC Capital | Michael Carroll62% | $189 → $193 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2023 | Buy Now | -6.78% | Evercore ISI Group | Steve Sakwa60% | → $194 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/29/2023 | Buy Now | -11.58% | Wells Fargo | James Feldman58% | → $184 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2023 | Buy Now | -8.7% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $187 → $190 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2023 | Buy Now | -10.62% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $175 → $186 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | -9.66% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | $179 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2023 | Buy Now | -6.3% | Citigroup | Nicholas Joseph45% | $185 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -9.18% | RBC Capital | Brad Heffern55% | $186 → $189 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2023 | Buy Now | -13.98% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | → $179 | Reiterates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | -8.7% | Truist Securities | Michael Lewis68% | $186 → $190 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2023 | Buy Now | -13.98% | Deutsche Bank | Derek Johnston52% | $194 → $179 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2022 | Buy Now | -5.33% | JP Morgan | Anthony Paolone64% | $206 → $197 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2022 | Buy Now | -10.14% | Goldman Sachs | Chandni Luthra41% | $197 → $187 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/07/2022 | Buy Now | -7.26% | Keybanc | Austin Wurschmidt56% | $237 → $193 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/02/2022 | Buy Now | -10.14% | Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer50% | $225 → $187 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2022 | Buy Now | -18.31% | Mizuho | Haendel St. Juste56% | $220 → $170 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2022 | Buy Now | -15.91% | Barclays | Anthony Powell51% | $235 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for AvalonBay Communities (AVB) stock?
The latest price target for AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) was reported by Morgan Stanley on May 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $228.00 expecting AVB to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.56% upside). 41 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for AvalonBay Communities (AVB)?
The latest analyst rating for AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and AvalonBay Communities maintained their equal-weight rating.
When was the last upgrade for AvalonBay Communities (AVB)?
The last upgrade for AvalonBay Communities Inc happened on February 13, 2025 when Zelman & Assoc raised their price target to N/A. Zelman & Assoc previously had a neutral for AvalonBay Communities Inc.
When was the last downgrade for AvalonBay Communities (AVB)?
The last downgrade for AvalonBay Communities Inc happened on April 4, 2025 when BMO Capital changed their price target from N/A to $220 for AvalonBay Communities Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for AvalonBay Communities (AVB)?
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 May 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 15, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating AvalonBay Communities (AVB) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest AvalonBay Communities (AVB) rating was a maintained with a price target of $226.00 to $228.00. The current price AvalonBay Communities (AVB) is trading at is $208.10, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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