Q4 EPS Estimate for Equity Residential Reduced by Analyst

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Equity Residential in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Equity Residential's current full-year earnings is $3.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equity Residential's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Equity Residential from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, February 8th. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial upped their price target on Equity Residential from $76.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $82.25 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $79.50.

Equity Residential Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE EQR traded up $0.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $68.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 886,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,729,435. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The stock has a market cap of $26.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.89. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $68.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.73. Equity Residential has a one year low of $59.41 and a one year high of $78.84.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Equity Residential had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 34.76%. The firm had revenue of $760.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.43 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equity Residential

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Equity Residential by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,706 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $625,000 after buying an additional 4,056 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Equity Residential during the 4th quarter worth approximately $351,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,454 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $750,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares in the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,707 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,397 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.68% of the company's stock.

Equity Residential Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.6925 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Equity Residential's previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. This represents a $2.77 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.02%. Equity Residential's dividend payout ratio is presently 105.73%.

Equity Residential Company Profile

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, DC, Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft.