Equity Residential (EQR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Equity Residential’s product offering is centered on residential rental units—typically studios through multi-bedroom apartments—supported by common-area amenities such as fitness facilities, resident lounges and business or co‑working spaces. The firm pursues active asset management strategies intended to enhance net operating income through leasing, renovations and operational efficiencies.

Equity Residential is focused primarily on major U.S. urban and high-density coastal markets where demand for rental housing is strong. As a publicly traded REIT, it operates under the oversight of a board of directors and an executive management team responsible for portfolio strategy, capital allocation and development activity. The company emphasizes market selection, active management and selective development to position its assets for long-term occupancy and rent growth.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.63 to $66.14
• 50-Day Range: $57.98 to $66.27
• 52-Week Range: $57.57 to $71.80
• Volume: 197,477 shs
• Average Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.35
• Dividend Yield: 4.26%
• Price Target: $69.91
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Equity Residential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equity Residential scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 475th out of 875 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Equity Residential has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Equity Residential is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equity Residential has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equity Residential are expected to grow by 3.67% in the coming year, from $4.09 to $4.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 26.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 26.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equity Residential has a PEG Ratio of 5.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equity Residential has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.78% of the float of Equity Residential has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Residential has recently increased by 5.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Equity Residential is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Equity Residential has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equity Residential is 112.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equity Residential will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.27% next year. This indicates that Equity Residential will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.42

News Sentiment

Equity Residential has a news sentiment score of 1.42. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Equity Residential this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for EQR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Equity Residential to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equity Residential insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of Equity Residential is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.68% of the stock of Equity Residential is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/10 Dividend: 3/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend: 3/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/11/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RESID
• Sub-Industry: Residential REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQR
• CIK: 906107
• Web: www.eqr.com
• Phone: (312) 474-1300
• Fax: 312-454-8703
• Employees: 2,400
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equity Residential: $69.91
• High Price Target: $78.25
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.14
• P/E Growth: 5.2
• Net Income: $1.12 billion
• Net Margins: 30.63%
• Pretax Margin: 32.01%
• Return on Equity: 8.57%
• Return on Assets: 4.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 0.18
• Quick Ratio: 0.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.00
• Cash Flow: $5.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.55
• Book Value: $29.48 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 374,670,000
• Free Float: 370,176,000
• Market Cap: $24.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76