Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Independence Realty Trust in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" IRT shares.
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8 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Independence Realty Trust's shares. Their IRT share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $24.50. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $20.72 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.1% from the stock's current price.
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Independence Realty Trust's stock was trading at $16.86 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, IRT stock has increased by 0.7% and is now trading at $16.97.
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Independence Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,150,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the April 15th total of 5,800,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,970,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.1 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 26th 2023.
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:IRT) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.09. Independence Realty Trust had a net margin of 8.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.38%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share.

Independence Realty Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, July 21st. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 29th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) stock in their portfolio include Residential REIT Income ETF (HAUS), Kelly Residential & Apartment Real Estate ETF (RESI), Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF (NURE), JPMorgan Realty Income ETF (JPRE), Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ), iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ), First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) and SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (RWR).

Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.30%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 243.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, IRT will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.80% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Independence Realty Trust updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.12-$1.16 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

6 employees have rated Independence Realty Trust Chief Executive Officer Scott F. Schaeffer on Glassdoor.com. Scott F. Schaeffer has an approval rating of 69% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Independence Realty Trust investors own include Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Energy Transfer (ET), AT&T (T), Government Properties Income Trust (GOV), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Ares Capital (ARCC), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Verizon Communications (VZ) and CBL & Associates Properties (CBL).

Independence Realty Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IRT."

Independence Realty Trust's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.17%), State Street Corp (6.12%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.35%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.21%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.14%) and Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors LLC (1.72%).
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Shares of IRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of IRT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.97.

Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion and generates $628.53 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $117.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.23 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 937 workers across the globe.

Independence Realty Trust's mailing address is 1835 Market Street Suite 2601, Philadelphia PA, 19103. The official website for the company is www.irtliving.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (267) 270-4800 or via email at irt@edelman.com.