Equity Residential (EQR) Competitors $62.75 -0.45 (-0.71%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.02 +1.27 (+2.02%) As of 07:13 AM 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 Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is EQR or ARE a better dividend stock? Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Equity Residential pays out 105.7% 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 pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Residential has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is EQR or ARE more profitable? Equity Residential has a net margin of 33.11% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 8.93% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equity Residential33.11% 8.93% 4.86% Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03% Do analysts prefer EQR or ARE? Equity Residential presently has a consensus target price of $78.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.94%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $97.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.83%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, 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 Equity Residential 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EQR or ARE? Equity Residential has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioEquity Residential$2.98B8.00$1.04B$2.6223.95Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.22$322.95M-$0.13-584.69 Does the media favor EQR or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 1 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 16 mentions for Equity Residential. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Equity Residential's score of 0.97 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equity Residential 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alexandria Real Estate Equities 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQR or ARE? 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Equity Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, EQR or ARE? Equity Residential has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities beats Equity Residential on 10 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$23.84B$6.74B$12.02B$20.40BDividend Yield4.41%5.23%5.66%3.70%P/E Ratio23.9545.8119.7629.01Price / Sales8.005.3226.1556.89Price / Cash11.8022.2518.0017.53Price / Book2.121.872.184.53Net Income$1.04B$193.23M$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-5.15%-2.80%-2.10%-3.62%1 Month Performance-5.37%-5.39%-1.39%-2.71%1 Year Performance-10.64%-16.83%540.87%10.16% Equity Residential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQREquity Residential4.6742 of 5 stars$62.75-0.7%$78.40+24.9%-10.6%$23.84B$2.98B23.952,500AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6275 of 5 stars$79.15-3.7%$99.54+25.8%-32.9%$13.69B$3.02B-608.85590Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.8699 of 5 stars$198.79-1.5%$235.07+18.3%-12.2%$28.30B$2.91B24.762,988Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBRTBRT Apartments2.9727 of 5 stars$15.41-1.2%$21.00+36.3%-21.1%$291.62M$95.63M-32.099Upcoming EarningsCPTCamden Property Trust4.1454 of 5 stars$112.22-1.2%$129.28+15.2%-9.5%$11.99B$1.54B102.951,660Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeESSEssex Property Trust4.8249 of 5 stars$283.39-1.3%$310.94+9.7%-8.9%$18.25B$1.77B27.121,715Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.2742 of 5 stars$149.37-1.5%$168.81+13.0%-6.7%$17.48B$2.20B31.122,532Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5552 of 5 stars$39.90-1.3%$46.07+15.5%-4.7%$13.22B$1.67B114.001,432Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑SUISun Communities4.8824 of 5 stars$117.28-2.0%$137.86+17.5%-8.3%$15.27B$3.20B189.166,590Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.5884 of 5 stars$58.46-2.0%$72.05+23.2%-16.9%$11.18B$1.40B30.293,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeUMHUMH Properties4.5147 of 5 stars$16.48-2.0%$21.00+27.4%-11.5%$1.39B$240.55M137.34460Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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