AvalonBay Communities Stock: Is AVB Underperforming the Real Estate Sector?

Valued at $25.2 billion by market cap, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) is one of the largest U.S. residential real estate investment trusts (REITs), specializing in the development, acquisition, ownership, and management of high-quality apartment communities. The company operates more than 97,000 apartment homes across major high-demand metropolitan markets. Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” and AVB perfectly fits that description, with its market cap exc ...