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Equity Residential (EQR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$68.56 -0.75 (-1.08%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$68.75 +0.19 (+0.28%)
As of 04/25/2025 05:56 PM Eastern
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About Equity Residential Stock (NYSE:EQR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$68.36
$69.30
50-Day Range
$61.68
$75.01
52-Week Range
$59.41
$78.84
Volume
1.32 million shs
Average Volume
1.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.04 billion
P/E Ratio
25.21
Dividend Yield
4.04%
Price Target
$79.01
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.

Equity Residential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

EQR MarketRank™: 

Equity Residential scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 153rd out of 949 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equity Residential has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • 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 25.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 25.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.71.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Equity Residential has a PEG Ratio of 3.99. 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 2.32. 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

    1.52% of the float of Equity Residential has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, 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 8.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Equity Residential is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Equity Residential does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Equity Residential is 101.84%. 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

    1.52% of the float of Equity Residential has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Equity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, 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 8.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Residential has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.90 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Equity Residential this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for EQR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Equity Residential to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equity Residential insiders have sold 510,372.04% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $279.00 in company stock and sold $1,424,217.00 in 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 News Headlines

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EQR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Residential's stock was trading at $71.76 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EQR stock has decreased by 4.5% and is now trading at $68.56.
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Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.49. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Equity Residential's top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.54%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.20%), Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.18%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.13%). 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.
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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

Last Earnings
7/29/2024
Record date for 4/17 Dividend
3/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/17 Dividend
3/31/2025
Dividend Payable
4/17/2025
Today
4/27/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry
Residential REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:EQR
Employees
2,400
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$79.01
High Stock Price Target
$85.00
Low Stock Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.47
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
25.21
Forward P/E Ratio
17.23
P/E Growth
3.99
Net Income
$1.04 billion
Pretax Margin
36.28%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.98 billion
Cash Flow
$5.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.47
Book Value
$29.57 per share
Price / Book
2.32

Miscellaneous

Free Float
375,908,000
Market Cap
$26.04 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NYSE:EQR) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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