Equity Residential $EQR Stock Holdings Lifted by Barclays PLC

Key Points

• Barclays PLC grew its stake in Equity Residential by 47.4% in Q3 to 915,252 shares, valued at about $59.24 million (roughly 0.24% of the company).
• Institutional ownership is highly concentrated at 92.68%, with major holders including Vanguard (57.6M shares, ~$3.73B), Invesco (8.02M shares) and a new large position by Norges Bank (~$2.35B).
• Analysts' consensus is "Hold" with a $69.68 price target; EQR slightly missed quarterly EPS by $0.01, provided FY2026 EPS guidance of 4.02–4.14, and pays a 4.5% dividend with a ~94.5% payout ratio.

Barclays PLC grew its position in Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Free Report) by 47.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 915,252 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 294,283 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.24% of Equity Residential worth $59,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Equity Residential during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,351,689,000. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 725.6% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,908,429 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $128,800,000 after purchasing an additional 1,677,278 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,019,026 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $541,204,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,580 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,597,658 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,728,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GRS Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Equity Residential in the 2nd quarter valued at $70,581,000. 92.68% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EQR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Equity Residential from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Equity Residential from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays cut their price objective on Equity Residential from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Equity Residential from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Evercore upped their target price on Equity Residential from $69.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Monday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Equity Residential currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $69.68.

Insider Transactions at Equity Residential

In other Equity Residential news, EVP Robert Garechana sold 3,637 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 $236,877.81. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,220,536.20. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Catherine Carraway sold 656 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total transaction of $42,725.28. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,194,419.07. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 10,058 shares of company stock worth $655,078 over the last 90 days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Equity Residential Stock Performance

EQR opened at $62.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 0.75. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $62.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Equity Residential has a 12-month low of $58.38 and a 12-month high of $73.14.

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 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.01). Equity Residential had a return on equity of 9.98% and a net margin of 36.20%.The business had revenue of $781.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $786.35 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Equity Residential will post 3.98 earnings per share for the current year.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a $0.6925 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.77 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. Equity Residential's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 94.54%.

Equity Residential Company 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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