AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB): Today's Featured Real Estate Loser

AvalonBay Communities (AVB) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, AvalonBay Communities fell 84 cents (-0.6%) to $137.42 on average volume. Throughout the day, 643,995 shares of AvalonBay Communities exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 648,600 shares. The stock ranged in price between $136.28-$139.36 after having opened the day at $138.49 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $138.26. Other company's within the Real Estate industry that declined today were: Bluegreen Corporation (BXG), down 9.1%, Stratus Properties (STRS), down 8.4%, SYSWIN (SYSW), down 6.3%, and NTS Realty Holdings (NLP), down 5%.

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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. engages in the development, redevelopment, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities in the United States. AvalonBay Communities has a market cap of $13.45 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 68.1, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 27.5 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate AvalonBay Communities a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates AvalonBay Communities as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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On the positive front, American Realty Investors (ARL), up 14%, MHI Hospitality Corporation (MDH), up 11.8%, Transcontinental Realty (TCI), up 9.4%, and UMH Properties (UMH), up 8.3%, were all gainers within the real estate industry with Annaly Capital Management (NLY) being today's featured real estate industry winner.

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