Q4 EPS Estimate for Equity Residential Boosted by Analyst

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Equity Residential in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Equity Residential's current full-year earnings is $3.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equity Residential's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EQR. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $83.00 to $79.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $78.00 to $74.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $82.25 target price on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equity Residential presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $78.46.

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Equity Residential Price Performance

EQR traded up $0.38 on Wednesday, hitting $74.06. 2,850,440 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,625,806. Equity Residential has a fifty-two week low of $59.19 and a fifty-two week high of $78.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $70.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.86. The stock has a market cap of $28.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Trading of Equity Residential

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Keybank National Association OH increased its stake in Equity Residential by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 7,001 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $502,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 722 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,827 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 558 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 6.5% during the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. 92.68% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Equity Residential

In other Equity Residential news, CAO Ian Kaufman sold 642 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.06, for a total transaction of $46,262.52. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 25,539 shares in the company, valued at $1,840,340.34. This represents a 2.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert Garechana sold 4,294 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.06, for a total transaction of $309,425.64. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 14,108 shares in the company, valued at $1,016,622.48. This trade represents a 23.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 19,763 shares of company stock worth $1,424,217. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a $0.675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.65%. Equity Residential's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 99.26%.

About Equity Residential

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, DC, Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft.