NYSE:EQR Equity Residential (EQR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $65.17 +0.90 (+1.40%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.42 +0.25 (+0.38%) As of 08/22/2025 06:30 PM 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Equity Residential Stock (NYSE:EQR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Equity Residential alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$64.48▼$65.7050-Day Range$62.32▼$69.1252-Week Range$59.41▼$78.83Volume1.49 million shsAverage Volume2.40 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.89 billionP/E Ratio24.59Dividend Yield4.25%Price Target$77.78Consensus RatingModerate Buy 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. Read More Equity Residential Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreEQR MarketRank™: Equity Residential scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 920 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEquity Residential has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEquity Residential has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Equity Residential's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.78% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 24.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Equity Residential is 24.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.41.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEquity Residential has a PEG Ratio of 3.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEquity Residential has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.55% of the float of Equity Residential has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEquity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Equity Residential has recently increased by 8.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipEquity Residential is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEquity Residential has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Equity Residential is 104.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG2.9 / 5Environmental Score-2.23 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.55% of the float of Equity Residential has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEquity Residential has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Equity Residential has recently increased by 8.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment1.25 News SentimentEquity Residential has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 1.04 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Equity Residential this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for EQR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Equity Residential insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.10% of the stock of Equity Residential is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.68% 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. Receive EQR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Equity Residential and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address EQR Stock News HeadlinesReturn to the Office? Try Revenge of the Office. This Surging Divvie Loves It...August 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comEQR posts ‘solid operating performance’ in Q2August 22 at 11:17 AM | finance.yahoo.comAltucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming trueNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.August 23 at 2:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)STEPHEN STERRETT Takes a Bullish Stance: Acquires $99K In Equity Residential StockAugust 20 at 3:02 AM | benzinga.comIs Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Equity Residential Stock?August 19, 2025 | barchart.comEquity Residential's SWOT analysis: coastal REIT stock navigates market shiftsAugust 18, 2025 | investing.comHow Rising Q2 Sales and Income Will Impact Equity Residential (EQR) InvestorsAugust 17, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comScotiabank Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) Stock PriceAugust 15, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines EQR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EQR shares performed this year? Equity Residential's stock was trading at $71.76 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EQR shares have decreased by 9.2% and is now trading at $65.1710. How were Equity Residential's earnings last quarter? Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Equity Residential's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Equity Residential include Vanguard Group Inc. (14.75%), Norges Bank (9.12%), State Street Corp (6.35%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.60%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Equity Residential? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Residential own? 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 Record date for 7/11 Dividend6/24/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend6/24/2025Dividend Payable7/11/2025Last Earnings8/04/2025Today8/23/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry REIT - EQTY TRUST - RESID Sub-IndustryResidential REITs Current SymbolNYSE:EQR CIK906107 Webwww.eqr.com Phone(312) 474-1300Fax312-454-8703Employees2,500Year Founded1967Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Equity Residential$77.78 High Price Target$83.00 Low Price Target$71.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.65 Trailing P/E Ratio24.59 Forward P/E Ratio16.37 P/E Growth3.31Net Income$1.04 billion Net Margins33.22% Pretax Margin34.96% Return on Equity9.05% Return on Assets4.85% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.75 Current Ratio0.17 Quick Ratio0.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.98 billion Price / Sales8.35 Cash Flow$5.31 per share Price / Cash Flow12.27 Book Value$29.30 per share Price / Book2.22Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares381,900,000Free Float377,697,000Market Cap$24.89 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveExplore Elon Musk’s boldest ventures yet—from AI and autonomy to space colonization—and find out how investors can ride the next wave of innovation.Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:EQR) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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