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AMT vs AVB

Side-by-side comparison of American Tower Corporation (REIT) (AMT) and AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AMT and AVB operate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AMT is the larger of the two at $84.61B, about 3.3x AVB ($25.52B).
  • Over the past year, AMT is down 18.9% and AVB is down 12.6% - AVB leads by 6.3 points.
  • AMT has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for AVB).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceAMT-18.90%AVB-12.63%
2025-05-05+0.00%2026-05-01
MetricAMTAVB
Company
American Tower Corporation (REIT)
AvalonBay Communities Inc.
Price
$181.65-0.62%
$183.50+0.22%
Market cap
$84.61B
$25.52B
1M return
+6.22%
+11.30%
1Y return
-18.90%
-12.63%
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
8
5
Recent ratings
25
25
AMT

American Tower Corporation (REIT)

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 181,000 communications sites.

AVB

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 291 apartment communities containing 86,025 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion markets consisting of Southeast Florida and Denver, Colorado (the "Expansion Markets").

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