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Avalonbay Communities Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Lower valuation, weak fundamentals
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3 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
2 signals unavailable
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
Valuation is where AVB diverges most clearly from its Real Estate peers: the P/E of 24.9× sits -33% below the sector median of 37.2×, and EV/EBITDA of 11.9× runs -20% below its median of 14.9× — both pointing to a price that the sector has not typically demanded for this operating margin. That margin, at 66.5%, exceeds the sector median of 48.7% by +37%, which is a genuine operational strength. Revenue growth YoY of 4.4%, however, trails the sector median of 5.4% by -19%, and the F-Score of 4/9 — with efficiency flagging at zero — signals that the business is not accelerating on the fundamentals that matter most for momentum. The forward-axis composite of 38/100 reflects a weak beat track record and realized growth per SEC filings that has lagged what consensus models; the market's forward expectations carry that same optimistic tilt the literature documents, and the realized record here does not yet support them.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMT | American Tower | 6/9 | 75% |
The market prices in an earnings decline; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When AVB reports on 2026-10-27, track revenue growth year over year against the current 5.36% figure, which already sits 19% below the sector median. Also check whether the F-Score profitability block — currently 3/4 — holds or slips, particularly the operating margin at 48.7%.
AVB's F-Score flags leverage and liquidity at 1/3, a weak result worth scrutinizing. In the annual report, focus on the long-term debt schedule, interest coverage ratios, and management's discussion of capital allocation to understand whether the low score reflects a structural pattern or a transitional period.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — EV/EBITDA, operating margin, or revenue growth. AVB's EV/EBITDA of 14.9× and operating margin of 48.7% give you concrete reference points to place alongside whichever names you choose.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: 3.303.062.933.18
Over 4 years: +13%+7%+5%+4%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 3 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| +5% |
| 46% |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate | 4/9 | -9% | -3% | — |
| AVB | Avalonbay Communities Inc. | 4/9 | 9% | +4% | 66% |
| CCI | Crown Castle | 6/9 | 17% | -4% | 49% |
| DLR | Digital Realty | 6/9 | 6% | +10% | 11% |
| EQIX | Equinix | 6/9 | 10% | +5% | 20% |
| EQR | Equity Residential | 5/9 | 9% | +5% | 50% |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust | 6/9 | 13% | +6% | 48% |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment | 4/9 | 8% | +1% | — |
| O | Realty Income | 6/9 | 3% | +9% | — |
| PLD | Prologis | 4/9 | 6% | +7% | 50% |
| PSA | Public Storage | 5/9 | 19% | +3% | — |
| SPG | Simon Property | 4/9 | 132% | +7% | 50% |
| VTR | Ventas | 6/9 | 2% | +18% | — |
| WELL | Welltower | 6/9 | 3% | +36% | — |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.