Equity Residential $EQR Shares Purchased by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Key Points

• Russell Investments increased its stake in Equity Residential by 7.7% in Q3 to 1,432,253 shares (about 0.38% of the company), buying an additional 102,638 shares valued at roughly $92.69 million.
• Equity Residential reported quarterly EPS of $1.03 (missing estimates by $0.01) on $781.91M revenue, provided Q1 2026 guidance of $0.940–0.980 and FY2026 guidance of $4.020–4.140, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.6925 (annualized $2.77, ~4.5% yield) with a ~94.5% payout ratio.
• Institutional investors hold about 92.68% of the stock while insiders own ~1% and have sold ~10,058 shares in the last 90 days; analysts' consensus rating is Hold with a $69.68 price target.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Free Report) by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,432,253 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 102,638 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.38% of Equity Residential worth $92,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 35.6% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,990 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,309 shares in the last quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 220.8% during the third quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 14,511 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $930,000 after purchasing an additional 9,988 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 11.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,351 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Equity Residential by 2.0% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 236,416 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $15,303,000 after purchasing an additional 4,694 shares during the period. Finally, Korea Investment CORP lifted its holdings in Equity Residential by 37.0% in the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 293,169 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $18,977,000 after purchasing an additional 79,167 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.68% of the company's stock.

Equity Residential Price Performance

NYSE:EQR opened at $62.24 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The business's 50-day moving average price is $62.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.53. Equity Residential has a 52-week low of $58.38 and a 52-week high of $73.14. The firm has a market cap of $23.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 0.75.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.01). Equity Residential had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 9.98%. The business had revenue of $781.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $786.35 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.00 earnings per share. Equity Residential's revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equity Residential has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.940-0.980 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.020-4.140 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Equity Residential will post 3.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.6925 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.77 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. Equity Residential's dividend payout ratio is currently 94.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on EQR shares. Piper Sandler set a $78.00 target price on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $78.50 price objective on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut Equity Residential from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $70.00 to $68.00 in a report on Friday, January 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $69.68.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equity Residential news, EVP Robert Garechana sold 3,637 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total value of $236,877.81. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,220,536.20. This represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Catherine Carraway sold 656 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total value of $42,725.28. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,339 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,194,419.07. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,058 shares of company stock worth $655,078. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Equity Residential Profile

Equity Residential NYSE: EQR is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, owns and operates rental apartment properties. Headquartered in Chicago, the company focuses on delivering professionally managed, market-rate apartment homes and related services to renters. Its operations cover a range of property types, including high-rise and mid-rise assets, with amenities and on-site management designed to support resident retention and occupancy.

The company's core activities include property acquisitions, development and redevelopment, leasing, and day-to-day property management.

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