Texas Expansion, Legal Trouble, And A 3.4% Yield; What's Next For AvalonBay?

Noor Darwish
2.79K Followers
(9min)

Summary

  • AvalonBay's strategic expansion into high-growth Texas markets enhances geographic diversification and capitalizes on favorable demographic and economic trends in Sunbelt regions.
  • Strong financial performance in 2024, with improved ROE, sustainable dividend payout, and robust interest coverage, underscores AvalonBay's financial resilience and growth potential.
  • Despite legal risks and economic uncertainties, AvalonBay's solid balance sheet and prudent capital management position it well to navigate market volatility.
  • Given its fair valuation relative to peers and stable income potential, I recommend a Hold on AVB stock for long-term growth and income stability.

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Introduction:

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) has a long history of having a presence in high-demand, profitable metropolitan markets like New England, New Jersey market, and California. More recently, the company ramped up its expansion into up-and-coming, high-growth markets like Raleigh Durham, Charlotte, and Texas markets. With

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Noor Darwish was formerly a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he worked on real estate strategy for multi-billion dollar real estate portfolios, among other things. He holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. Noor covers and invests in companies trading at substantial discounts to their net asset value or liquidation value. He also invests in crypto-related equities. He rotated his portfolio fully into crypto as of February 2023, when he invested in GDLC at $6 a share and sold at $21, resulting in a portfolio gain of 250%, outperforming both Bitcoin and the broader market. He then now rotated his portfolio into other Grayscale private placements which we sold in January for an 80% gain in 6 months.Noor also recently moved to Puerto Rico to take advantage of its 0% capital gains tax rate on equities and cryptocurrencies as part of the Act 60 program, in anticipation of capital gains on his GDLC position. As such, the 250% gain and all subsequent gains will be entirely untaxed. He encourages the Seeking Alpha audience expecting significant capital gains in the coming years to speak with tax professionals to see if the program makes sense for you. Noor also runs OverApply, a job application service that allows you to outsource your job search to human virtual assistants that manually apply to 1,000+ jobs a month for you. His company has, on behalf of its clients, applied to 300,000+ jobs resulting in 4,000+ interviews and 500+ job offers.

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