Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily communities, across non-gateway U.S. markets including Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Raleigh-Durham, NC, Oklahoma City, OK, Nashville, TN, Houston, TX, and Tampa, FL. IRT's investment strategy is focused on gaining scale near major employment centers within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts and high-quality retail. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return on capital through distributions and capital appreciation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.25 to $17.54
• 50-Day Range: $16.70 to $18.52
• 52-Week Range: $16.59 to $22.26
• Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 144.54
• Dividend Yield: 3.92%
• Price Target: $22.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Independence Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Independence Realty Trust scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Independence Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Independence Realty Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Independence Realty Trust are expected to grow by 6.72% in the coming year, from $1.19 to $1.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Independence Realty Trust is 143.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Independence Realty Trust is 143.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Independence Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 2.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Independence Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.30% of the float of Independence Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Independence Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Independence Realty Trust has recently increased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Independence Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.96%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Independence Realty Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Independence Realty Trust is 566.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Independence Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.54% next year. This indicates that Independence Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.54

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.30% of the float of Independence Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Independence Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Independence Realty Trust has recently increased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.35

News Sentiment

Independence Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Independence Realty Trust this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for IRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Independence Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $26,440.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.62% of the stock of Independence Realty Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.25% of the stock of Independence Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IRT shares performed this year?

Independence Realty Trust's stock was trading at $19.84 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, IRT stock has decreased by 12.9% and is now trading at $17.2750.

How were Independence Realty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:IRT) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28. The real estate investment trust earned $161.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $164.78 million. Independence Realty Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.78% and a net margin of 4.31%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Independence Realty Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Independence Realty Trust include State Street Corp (5.47%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.91%), Jennison Associates LLC (2.96%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.65%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott Schaeffer and Richard D Gebert.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Independence Realty Trust?

Shares of IRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Independence Realty Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Independence Realty Trust investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/18 Dividend: 6/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/18 Dividend: 6/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/18/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RESID
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IRT
• CIK: 1466085
• Web: www.irtliving.com
• Phone: (267) 270-4800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 920
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Independence Realty Trust: $22.56
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 144.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.61
• P/E Growth: 2.37
• Net Income: $39.29 million
• Net Margins: 4.31%
• Pretax Margin: 4.38%
• Return on Equity: 0.78%
• Return on Assets: 0.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $640.03 million
• Price / Sales: 6.35
• Cash Flow: $1.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.72
• Book Value: $15.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 233,820,000
• Free Float: 232,367,000
• Market Cap: $4.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94