DJ Avalonbay Communities Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Avalonbay Communities Inc. $(AVB)$ advanced 2.02% to $177.81 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 49,501.30 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 6,882.72.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Avalonbay Communities Inc. closed 22.76% short of its 52-week high of $230.21, which the company reached on March 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Equity Residential $(EQR)$ rose 2.09% to $63.08, UDR Inc. $(UDR)$ rose 2.68% to $37.61, and Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. $(MAA)$ rose 2.16% to $135.05.
Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 4, 2026.
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February 04, 2026 17:03 ET (22:03 GMT)
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