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Equity Residential (EQR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.26 -0.55 (-0.83%)
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About Equity Residential Stock (NYSE:EQR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$66.01
$66.66
50-Day Range
$62.32
$68.37
52-Week Range
$59.41
$78.83
Volume
87,230 shs
Average Volume
1.93 million shs
Market Capitalization
$25.30 billion
P/E Ratio
25.00
Dividend Yield
4.18%
Price Target
$76.90
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Equity Residential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

EQR MarketRank™: 

Equity Residential scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 914 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Equity Residential has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $76.90, representing about 16.1% upside from its current price of $66.23.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equity Residential has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Equity Residential's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Equity Residential are expected to grow by 5.78% in the coming year, from $3.98 to $4.21 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 278.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 24.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 232.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Equity Residential has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. 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 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Equity Residential's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the outstanding shares of Equity Residential have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equity Residential has recently increased by 2.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Equity Residential is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.15%, 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 104.53%. 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 65.80% next year. This indicates that Equity Residential will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Equity Residential's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the outstanding shares of Equity Residential have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Equity Residential has recently increased by 2.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Residential has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 0.98 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Equity Residential this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    14 people have searched for EQR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Equity Residential to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 1.00% 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.

  • Read more about Equity Residential's insider trading history.
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EQR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Residential's stock was trading at $71.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EQR stock has decreased by 7.7% and is now trading at $66.2250.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99. Equity Residential's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Equity Residential include Vanguard Group Inc. (14.75%), Norges Bank (9.12%), State Street Corp (6.35%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Alexander Brackenridge, Scott Fenster, Michael L Manelis, Ian Kaufman, Robert Garechana, Catherine Carraway, Mark S Shapiro, Mary Kay Haben and David J Neithercut.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of EQR 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equity Residential investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/11 Dividend
6/24/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/24/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Last Earnings
8/04/2025
Today
9/08/2025
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
Residential REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:EQR
CIK
906107
Employees
2,500
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$83.00
Low Price Target
$68.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.53
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.19
Forward P/E Ratio
16.77
P/E Growth
3.39
Net Income
$1.04 billion
Net Margins
33.22%
Pretax Margin
34.96%
Return on Equity
9.05%
Return on Assets
4.85%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.75
Current Ratio
0.17
Quick Ratio
0.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.98 billion
Price / Sales
8.56
Cash Flow
$5.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.56
Book Value
$29.59 per share
Price / Book
2.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
381,900,000
Free Float
378,079,000
Market Cap
$25.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:EQR) was last updated on 9/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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