Q1 EPS Estimate for Equity Residential Boosted by Analyst

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Equity Residential in a research report issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.95. The consensus estimate for Equity Residential’s current full-year earnings is $3.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equity Residential’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.21 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Equity Residential from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Equity Residential from $83.00 to $79.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Equity Residential from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $77.75 to $81.50 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. 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. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $81.00 to $78.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $78.69.

Equity Residential Stock Down 0.2 %

EQR opened at $68.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.50 and a beta of 0.93. Equity Residential has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $78.83. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $72.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.13.

Institutional Trading of Equity Residential

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 722 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Tobam grew its holdings in Equity Residential by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Tobam now owns 1,927 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $143,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Equity Residential by 69.6% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 475 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 32.7% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 811 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC raised 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 valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.96%. Equity Residential’s payout ratio is 110.66%.

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.