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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$191.45
+0.1%
$182.66
$160.45
$198.65
$27.22B0.92712,005 shs945,647 shs
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$65.14
+0.4%
$61.99
$52.57
$69.45
$24.68B0.841.88 million shs2.79 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$246.92
-0.1%
$238.81
$203.85
$252.85
$15.85B0.8317,451 shs422,599 shs
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$119.08
+0.1%
$127.11
$102.74
$141.52
$14.84B0.8518,050 shs394,605 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
+0.08%+3.98%+4.22%+7.86%+11.92%
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
+0.37%+5.85%+4.11%+10.11%+8.12%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
-0.12%+5.00%+2.28%+4.45%+19.88%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
+0.13%+1.18%-5.72%-4.03%-13.15%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.0924 of 5 stars
2.33.02.52.41.92.51.9
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
4.3518 of 5 stars
2.23.02.52.93.12.51.9
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.4675 of 5 stars
2.13.04.22.54.01.71.9
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
4.2127 of 5 stars
2.33.02.52.83.42.51.3

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
2.50
Moderate Buy$196.782.78% Upside
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
2.40
Hold$66.041.38% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.17
Hold$245.37-0.63% Downside
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
2.50
Moderate Buy$141.1718.55% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest EQR, AVB, SUI, and ESS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/25/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$67.00 ➝ $70.00
4/23/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$150.00
4/22/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
BMO Capital Markets
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$68.00 ➝ $70.00
4/9/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$201.00 ➝ $197.00
4/9/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$71.00 ➝ $67.00
4/9/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$259.00 ➝ $255.00
4/1/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Bank of America
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$250.00 ➝ $275.00
3/28/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$276.00 ➝ $259.00
3/26/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$207.00
3/26/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$62.00
3/26/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$291.00
(Data available from 4/27/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.77B9.83$12.58 per share15.22$82.97 per share2.31
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$2.87B8.59$4.64 per share14.05$29.71 per share2.19
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.67B9.50$14.96 per share16.51$87.15 per share2.83
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.22B4.60$6.42 per share18.55$59.74 per share1.99

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$928.83M$6.7228.4916.853.5634.05%8.10%4.61%7/29/2024 (Estimated)
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$835.44M$2.4127.0316.333.7731.70%8.18%4.59%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$405.83M$6.3139.1315.843.6524.31%7.10%3.29%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
-$201M$1.14104.4615.711.064.40%1.79%0.82%4/29/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest EQR, AVB, SUI, and ESS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2024N/A
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$3.74N/A-$3.74N/AN/AN/A  
4/29/2024N/A
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$1.16N/A-$1.16N/AN/AN/A  
4/23/2024Q1 24
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$0.91$0.93+$0.02$0.77$728.09 million$730.80 million    
2/6/2024Q4 23
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.73$1.70-$1.03$1.70$701.67 million$704.71 million    
1/30/2024Q4 23
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$1.00$0.82-$0.18$0.82$725.07 million$727.50 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$6.803.55%+1.24%101.19%2 Years
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
$2.704.14%+3.22%112.03%3 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$9.803.97%+3.60%155.31%30 Years
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
$3.763.16%+5.59%329.83%8 Years

Latest EQR, AVB, SUI, and ESS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
1/31/2024
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Quarterly$1.703.82%3/27/20243/28/20244/15/2024
3/1/2024
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
quarterly$0.942.83%3/27/20243/29/20244/15/2024
3/14/2024
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
quarterly$0.67504.33%3/22/20243/25/20244/12/2024
2/22/2024
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.454.26%3/27/20243/29/20244/12/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
0.68
1.44
1.44
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
0.64
0.23
0.30
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.11
3.26
3.26
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.05
1.66
1.66

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
92.61%
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
92.68%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
96.51%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
99.59%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
0.42%
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
1.00%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
3.80%
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
1.89%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
3,039142.18 million141.59 millionOptionable
Equity Residential stock logo
EQR
Equity Residential
2,400378.94 million375.15 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,75064.21 million61.77 millionOptionable
Sun Communities, Inc. stock logo
SUI
Sun Communities
6,780124.64 million122.29 millionOptionable

EQR, AVB, SUI, and ESS Headlines

SourceHeadline
PGGM Investments Reduces Stock Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)PGGM Investments Reduces Stock Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 27 at 5:38 PM
Aew Capital Management L P Sells 133,498 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Aew Capital Management L P Sells 133,498 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 26 at 11:43 PM
Poplar Forest Capital LLC Purchases New Stake in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Poplar Forest Capital LLC Purchases New Stake in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 12:14 AM
Sun Communities (SUI) "Market Outperform" Rating Reaffirmed at JMP SecuritiesSun Communities' (SUI) "Market Outperform" Rating Reaffirmed at JMP Securities
americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 5:08 AM
Private Management Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Private Management Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 10:17 PM
Sun Communities Stock: A Deep Dive Into Analyst Perspectives (5 Ratings)Sun Communities Stock: A Deep Dive Into Analyst Perspectives (5 Ratings)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 23 at 1:39 PM
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Earns "Market Outperform" Rating from JMP SecuritiesSun Communities (NYSE:SUI) Earns "Market Outperform" Rating from JMP Securities
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 11:23 AM
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Buys 7,701 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Buys 7,701 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 4:50 AM
Sun Communities (SUI) to Release Earnings on MondaySun Communities (SUI) to Release Earnings on Monday
americanbankingnews.com - April 22 at 2:08 AM
LRT Capital Management LLC Has $1.68 Million Position in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)LRT Capital Management LLC Has $1.68 Million Position in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 21 at 12:55 PM
Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Purchases 25,363 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Purchases 25,363 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 6:34 AM
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 5:57 AM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Purchased by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Purchased by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 6:35 PM
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Purchased by Strs OhioSun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Shares Purchased by Strs Ohio
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 10:20 AM
Manufactured Housing REITs: Strong Buys In Volatile TimesManufactured Housing REITs: Strong Buys In Volatile Times
seekingalpha.com - April 13 at 8:03 AM
96,700 Shares in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Bought by Baillie Gifford & Co.96,700 Shares in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) Bought by Baillie Gifford & Co.
marketbeat.com - April 11 at 7:24 AM
RBC Capital Remains a Buy on Sun Communities (SUI)RBC Capital Remains a Buy on Sun Communities (SUI)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 11 at 3:28 AM
These Perfumes Come With Notes of Blood, Latex and FloorboardsThese Perfumes Come With Notes of Blood, Latex and Floorboards
nytimes.com - April 10 at 2:06 AM
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Acquires 25,850 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Acquires 25,850 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 9 at 6:20 AM
Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Invests $37.78 Million in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Invests $37.78 Million in Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 7 at 3:55 PM
Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Sells 11,036 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Sells 11,036 Shares of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI)
marketbeat.com - April 5 at 12:36 PM
Sun Communities, Inc. Releases 2023 ESG ReportSun Communities, Inc. Releases 2023 ESG Report
globenewswire.com - April 4 at 4:24 PM
These 3 Real Estate Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields Are Recommended By Wall Streets Most Accurate AnalystsThese 3 Real Estate Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields Are Recommended By Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts
msn.com - April 3 at 11:22 AM
These 3 Real Estate Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields Are Recommended By Wall Streets Most Accurate Analysts - Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH), Prologis (NYSE:PLD)These 3 Real Estate Stocks With Over 3% Dividend Yields Are Recommended By Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts - Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH), Prologis (NYSE:PLD)
benzinga.com - April 3 at 9:12 AM

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Company Descriptions

AvalonBay Communities logo

AvalonBay Communities

NYSE:AVB
As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 299 apartment communities containing 90,669 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development. 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 regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
Equity Residential logo

Equity Residential

NYSE:EQR
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.
Essex Property Trust logo

Essex Property Trust

NYSE:ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.
Sun Communities logo

Sun Communities

NYSE:SUI
Established in 1975, Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 667 developed MH, RV and Marina properties comprising 179,310 developed sites and approximately 48,030 wet slips and dry storage spaces in the U.S., the UK and Canada.