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AVB vs WELL

Side-by-side comparison of AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB) and Welltower Inc. (WELL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AVB and WELL operate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • WELL is the larger of the two at $153.12B, about 6.0x AVB ($25.52B).
  • Over the past year, AVB is down 12.6% and WELL is up 43.8% - WELL leads by 56.4 points.
  • WELL has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for AVB).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceAVB-12.63%WELL+43.81%
2025-05-05+0.00%2026-05-01
MetricAVBWELL
Company
AvalonBay Communities Inc.
Welltower Inc.
Price
$183.50+0.22%
$216.97-0.23%
Market cap
$25.52B
$153.12B
1M return
+11.30%
+9.10%
1Y return
-12.63%
+43.81%
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
5
9
Recent ratings
25
25
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").

WELL

Welltower Inc.

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower™, a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.