Equity Residential (EQR) Competitors $65.17 +0.90 (+1.40%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.42 +0.25 (+0.38%) As of 08/22/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EQR vs. ARE, AVB, BRT, CPT, ESS, MAA, UDR, SUI, ELS, and UMHShould you be buying Equity Residential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Residential include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), BRT Apartments (BRT), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Sun Communities (SUI), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), and UMH Properties (UMH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Equity Residential vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities AvalonBay Communities BRT Apartments Camden Property Trust Essex Property Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust Sun Communities Equity Lifestyle Properties UMH Properties Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ARE or EQR? Equity Residential has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Residential, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.49$322.95M-$0.13-622.08Equity Residential$3.04B8.17$1.04B$2.6524.59 Which has more volatility and risk, ARE or EQR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ARE or EQR? In the previous week, Equity Residential had 4 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Equity Residential and 17 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Equity Residential's score of 1.33 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Equity Residential 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARE or EQR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equity Residential shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARE or EQR more profitable? Equity Residential has a net margin of 33.22% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 9.05% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% Equity Residential 33.22%9.05%4.85% Do analysts rate ARE or EQR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus target price of $97.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.15%. Equity Residential has a consensus target price of $77.78, suggesting a potential upside of 19.35%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Equity Residential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Equity Residential 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ARE or EQR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Residential pays out 104.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Equity Residential has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryEquity Residential beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Equity Residential News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EQR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquity ResidentialREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.92B$6.96B$12.56B$21.30BDividend Yield4.31%5.05%5.46%3.53%P/E Ratio24.5944.6419.4029.10Price / Sales8.175.5326.2854.41Price / Cash12.2721.9722.1924.09Price / Book2.222.022.355.47Net Income$1.04B$193.23M$1.01B$992.74M7 Day Performance1.65%2.23%1.75%2.67%1 Month Performance-3.69%-1.04%1.61%2.35%1 Year Performance-11.49%-16.00%541.38%10.76% Equity Residential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQREquity Residential4.5887 of 5 stars$65.17+1.4%$77.78+19.3%-11.5%$24.92B$3.04B24.592,500News CoveragePositive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5476 of 5 stars$71.91-3.1%$97.17+35.1%-33.3%$12.84B$3.12B-553.14590News CoveragePositive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.6073 of 5 stars$185.13-0.9%$228.79+23.6%-12.7%$26.59B$2.91B22.802,988News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBRTBRT Apartments2.9299 of 5 stars$14.98+0.6%$21.00+40.2%-13.2%$282.05M$95.63M-31.219CPTCamden Property Trust4.4963 of 5 stars$104.06-1.4%$127.65+22.7%-10.8%$11.28B$1.54B72.771,660News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ESSEssex Property Trust4.5895 of 5 stars$252.02-1.0%$308.26+22.3%-10.0%$16.40B$1.77B20.261,715Trending NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7209 of 5 stars$138.52-1.4%$166.95+20.5%-8.8%$16.45B$2.19B28.502,532Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.6298 of 5 stars$37.52-1.5%$45.57+21.5%-9.5%$12.62B$1.67B98.731,432News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSUISun Communities4.6903 of 5 stars$125.270.0%$138.43+10.5%-4.6%$15.69B$3.22B12.266,590News CoveragePositive NewsELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.7378 of 5 stars$59.86-0.5%$71.50+19.4%-14.1%$11.66B$1.53B20.053,800News CoveragePositive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.3297 of 5 stars$16.28-0.4%$21.00+29.0%-18.2%$1.39B$240.55M116.31460News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives AvalonBay Communities Alternatives BRT Apartments Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Sun Communities Alternatives Equity Lifestyle Properties Alternatives UMH Properties Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQR) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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