Analysts’ Top Financial Picks: Boston Properties (BXP), AvalonBay (AVB)


Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Boston Properties (BXP) and AvalonBay (AVB) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are neither bullish nor bearish on the stocks.

Boston Properties (BXP)

In a report released today, Vikram Malhorta from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Boston Properties, with a price target of $130. The company’s shares opened today at $125.82.

According to TipRanks.com, Malhorta is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.4% and a 55.0% success rate. Malhorta covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Government Properties Income Trust, Senior Housing Properties Trust, and New Senior Investment Group.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Boston Properties with a $132.60 average price target.

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AvalonBay (AVB)

In a report released today, Richard Hill from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on AvalonBay, with a price target of $194. The company’s shares opened today at $187.29, close to its 52-week high of $191.91.

According to TipRanks.com, Hill is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.1% and a 64.7% success rate. Hill covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Essex Property Trust, CBL and Associates, and Equity Residential.

AvalonBay has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $196.36.

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