Cheapest way to buy AvalonBay Communities shares in the UK

AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB) is a publicly traded reit - residential business based in the US which employs around 2,950 staff. AvalonBay Communities is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $198.00 is 4.2% down on its price a month ago ($206.73).

How to buy shares in AvalonBay Communities

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. AVB in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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9 Excellent	£0	$100	£1,493.74	Go to siteCapital at risk
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Is it a good time to buy AvalonBay Communities stock?

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Technical analysis

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The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Historical closes compared with the last close of $198

1 week (2025-05-16)	-4.85%
1 month (2025-04-23)	-4.22%
3 months (2025-02-23)	-9.56%
6 months (2024-11-23)	-14.98%
1 year (2024-05-23)	1.36%
2 years (2023-05-23)	16.15%
3 years (2022-05-23)	-3.39%
5 years (2020-05-23)	28.85%

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Is AvalonBay Communities under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the AvalonBay Communities P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

AvalonBay Communities's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, AvalonBay Communities's shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37).

AvalonBay Communities's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 6.8591. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into AvalonBay Communities's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

AvalonBay Communities's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.8 billion (£1.4 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of AvalonBay Communities's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 3.53% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 3.53% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 83.05% of net profits

AvalonBay Communities has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 3.53% of its share value annually.

AvalonBay Communities has paid out, on average, around 83.05% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.53% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 3.53% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In AvalonBay Communities's case, that would currently equate to about 6.85 per share.

AvalonBay Communities's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

AvalonBay Communities's next dividend payout is expected around 14 July 2025. To benefit from it's next dividend payout, you'll need to buy AvalonBay Communities shares before 29 June 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
AvalonBay Communities's shares were split on a 8:9 basis on 6 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.
It's as easy to sell AvalonBay Communities as it is to buy! Here's how to sell AvalonBay Communities shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your AvalonBay Communities shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

AvalonBay Communities financials

Revenue TTM	$3 billion
Operating margin TTM	32.2%
Gross profit TTM	$1.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.91%
Return on equity TTM	9.69%
Profit margin	38.31%
Book value	$83.80
Market capitalisation	$29.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy AvalonBay Communities shares

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How to buy shares in AvalonBay Communities