Insider Sell: CFO Kevin O'Shea Sells 5,000 Shares of AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB)
AvalonBay Communities Inc (NYSE:AVB), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing high-quality apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in the United States, has reported an insider sell according to the latest SEC filings. Kevin O'Shea, the Chief Financial Officer of AvalonBay Communities Inc, has sold 5,000 shares of the company on March 8, 2024. The transaction was disclosed in an SEC Filing.
Over the past year, the insider has sold a total of 5,000 shares and has not made any purchases of the company's stock. This recent transaction continues a trend observed over the past year, where there have been no insider buys but four insider sells for AvalonBay Communities Inc.
On the date of the insider's recent sell, shares of AvalonBay Communities Inc were trading at $185.65, giving the company a market capitalization of $26.108 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the company stood at 28.07, which is above the industry median of 16.855 but below the company's historical median price-earnings ratio.
The stock's valuation, when compared to the GuruFocus Value (GF Value) of $217.68, indicates that AvalonBay Communities Inc is modestly undervalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.85. The GF Value is a proprietary intrinsic value estimate from GuruFocus, which takes into account historical trading multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
The insider trend image above reflects the recent insider selling activity for the company.
The GF Value image above provides a visual representation of the stock's current valuation in relation to its intrinsic value according to GuruFocus.
Investors and analysts often monitor insider sell transactions to gain insights into a company's internal perspective. While a single transaction may not be indicative of a trend, the collective pattern of insider transactions can provide additional context to the stock's performance and outlook.
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