Equity Residential (EQR) Competitors $70.20 +0.67 (+0.96%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EQR vs. AVB, MAA, ESS, SUI, UDR, ELS, CPT, UMH, AIV, and AMTShould you be buying Equity Residential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Residential include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and American Tower (AMT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry. Equity Residential vs. AvalonBay Communities Mid-America Apartment Communities Essex Property Trust Sun Communities UDR Equity LifeStyle Properties Camden Property Trust UMH Properties Apartment Investment and Management American Tower AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVB or EQR? 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Equity Residential shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AVB or EQR? In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 9 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 16 mentions for Equity Residential. Equity Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 1.29 indicating that Equity Residential is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvalonBay Communities 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equity Residential 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities received 169 more outperform votes than Equity Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.11% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 47.47% of users gave Equity Residential an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvalonBay CommunitiesOutperform Votes67560.11% Underperform Votes44839.89% Equity ResidentialOutperform Votes50647.47% Underperform Votes56052.53% Which has better valuation and earnings, AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equity Residential. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvalonBay Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvalonBay Communities$2.91B10.26$1.08B$7.5927.67Equity Residential$2.98B8.95$1.04B$2.7225.81 Do analysts recommend AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.92%. Equity Residential has a consensus target price of $78.88, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Given AvalonBay Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AvalonBay Communities is more favorable than Equity Residential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvalonBay Communities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Equity Residential 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Is AVB or EQR a better dividend stock? AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Residential pays out 101.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is AVB or EQR more profitable? AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Equity Residential's net margin of 34.76%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 9.27% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvalonBay Communities37.13% 9.15% 5.15% Equity Residential 34.76%9.27%5.09% Which has more risk & volatility, AVB or EQR? AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvalonBay Communities beats Equity Residential on 12 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ResidentialReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.66B$6.94B$11.10B$18.97BDividend Yield4.00%7.12%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio25.8158.9321.9932.71Price / Sales8.956.7226.0827.84Price / Cash13.4717.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.371.652.654.47Net Income$1.04B$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.01%1.34%1.35%2.26%1 Month Performance-1.66%-5.69%-0.66%-2.86%1 Year Performance9.01%4.82%536.11%5.48% Equity Residential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQREquity Residential4.0796 of 5 stars$70.20+1.0%$78.88+12.4%+6.5%$26.66B$2.98B25.812,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.1804 of 5 stars$201.90-0.7%$237.47+17.6%+8.4%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings ReportPositive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.0742 of 5 stars$154.98-1.3%$168.76+8.9%+20.1%$18.12B$2.19B34.592,390Earnings ReportPositive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5567 of 5 stars$271.23-1.5%$307.11+13.2%+10.9%$17.45B$1.77B23.501,770Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSUISun Communities3.3798 of 5 stars$121.19-1.7%$135.70+12.0%+2.7%$15.46B$3.20B65.167,590Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsUDRUDR4.7494 of 5 stars$40.78-1.2%$46.12+13.1%+7.8%$13.51B$1.67B163.121,330Earnings ReportPositive NewsELSEquity LifeStyle Properties3.8215 of 5 stars$64.39-1.4%$74.20+15.2%+5.1%$12.31B$1.43B33.024,100Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CPTCamden Property Trust4.1083 of 5 stars$110.90-1.2%$127.61+15.1%+12.8%$12.07B$1.54B73.931,650Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsUMHUMH Properties4.438 of 5 stars$17.04-1.4%$21.17+24.2%+10.8%$1.41B$240.55M131.09460Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAIVApartment Investment and Management1.5874 of 5 stars$7.63-2.6%N/A-3.0%$1.08B$208.68M-4.4160Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsAMTAmerican Tower4.0736 of 5 stars$218.08-2.1%$232.07+6.4%+26.4%$101.94B$10.13B92.026,390Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvalonBay Communities Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Sun Communities Alternatives UDR Alternatives Equity LifeStyle Properties Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives UMH Properties Alternatives Apartment Investment and Management Alternatives American Tower 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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