Short interest in AVB has declined 3.8% over the past month, suggesting reduced bearish conviction ahead of Monday's Q1 results. The options market shows modest put skew but no extreme positioning.
Short interest stands at 4.35 million shares, representing 3.07% of free float.
The position has trended lower since mid-March, when shares short peaked above 4.97 million. Over the past 30 days, short sellers have covered approximately 173,000 shares. Days to cover sits at 4.06 per the latest exchange data.
Cost to borrow ticked up 12.5% week-over-week to 0.53%, though the absolute level remains negligible. Utilisation sits at just 3.04%, well below the 52-week high of 9.01% set earlier this year.
The put/call ratio closed at 1.75 on April 23, slightly elevated versus the 20-day average of 1.63.
That marks a z-score of +0.36 — modestly defensive but far from panic levels. The 52-week range spans 0.66 to 3.08, with current activity near the middle. No unusual flow or volatility spikes are evident in recent sessions.
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AVB shares have climbed 6.2% over the past month and 2.2% in the last week, closing at $173.35 on April 23.
The stock has been on a steady uptrend since early April, recovering from weakness in late March. Multiple earnings events are logged in recent months, with the next scheduled for April 27 at 8:00 PM UTC.
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