Equity Residential (EQR) Competitors $67.67 -0.67 (-0.98%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.66 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05:43 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EQR vs. ARE, AVB, BRT, CPT, ESS, MAA, UDR, SUI, ELS, and UMHShould you be buying Equity Residential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Residential include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), BRT Apartments (BRT), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Sun Communities (SUI), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), and UMH Properties (UMH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Equity Residential vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities AvalonBay Communities BRT Apartments Camden Property Trust Essex Property Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities United Dominion Realty Trust Sun Communities Equity Lifestyle Properties UMH Properties Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARE or EQR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equity Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equity Residential shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ARE or EQR more profitable? Equity Residential has a net margin of 33.11% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. Equity Residential's return on equity of 8.93% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% Equity Residential 33.11%8.93%4.86% Do analysts rate ARE or EQR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus target price of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 21.12%. Equity Residential has a consensus target price of $78.81, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Equity Residential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Equity Residential 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARE or EQR? Equity Residential has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Equity Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.56$322.95M$0.76108.14Equity Residential$2.98B8.63$1.04B$2.6225.83 Is ARE or EQR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Equity Residential pays an annual dividend of $2.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% 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 105.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Equity Residential has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ARE or EQR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Residential has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ARE or EQR? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 21 more articles in the media than Equity Residential. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 9 mentions for Equity Residential. Equity Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.91 indicating that Equity Residential is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equity Residential 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEquity Residential beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 12 of the 19 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 EQR 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 ResidentialREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.97B$7.21B$12.32B$21.15BDividend Yield4.05%4.93%5.53%3.58%P/E Ratio25.8363.2619.0627.76Price / Sales8.635.5826.0358.69Price / Cash12.8523.2821.8423.00Price / Book2.291.952.274.67Net Income$1.04B$193.23M$998.01M$993.85M7 Day Performance0.54%0.32%0.79%1.16%1 Month Performance0.24%-0.31%3.81%4.99%1 Year Performance-3.34%-11.81%541.45%12.54% Equity Residential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQREquity Residential4.3656 of 5 stars$67.67-1.0%$78.81+16.5%-3.5%$25.97B$2.98B25.832,500News CoveragePositive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities3.9702 of 5 stars$78.59-1.2%$99.54+26.7%-31.6%$13.60B$3.12B103.41590Earnings ReportAVBAvalonBay Communities4.5036 of 5 stars$202.02+0.1%$235.86+16.7%-2.3%$28.76B$2.91B25.162,988News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBRTBRT Apartments3.452 of 5 stars$15.72+0.4%$21.00+33.6%-15.9%$297.56M$95.95M-32.759CPTCamden Property Trust4.1313 of 5 stars$114.08+0.3%$129.39+13.4%+2.0%$12.19B$1.55B104.661,660Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsESSEssex Property Trust4.1778 of 5 stars$284.67-0.7%$310.28+9.0%+0.6%$18.33B$1.77B27.241,715Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.6448 of 5 stars$151.34+0.4%$168.71+11.5%+6.4%$17.72B$2.19B31.532,532News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7683 of 5 stars$40.37-0.1%$46.44+15.0%-2.3%$13.37B$1.68B115.331,432News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSUISun Communities4.3845 of 5 stars$125.29-0.2%$138.08+10.2%+0.7%$15.99B$3.22B202.096,590News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.7968 of 5 stars$61.90+0.6%$73.90+19.4%-8.0%$11.83B$1.53B32.073,800Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeUMHUMH Properties3.6848 of 5 stars$17.04-0.4%$21.00+23.3%-3.2%$1.43B$244.10M141.97460 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives AvalonBay Communities Alternatives BRT Apartments Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Essex Property Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Sun Communities Alternatives Equity Lifestyle Properties Alternatives UMH Properties 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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