Equity Residential
About: Equity Residential owns a portfolio of 312 apartment communities with over 84,000 units and is developing two additional properties with 655 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York, Seattle, and Boston.
Employees: 2,500
0
Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 64
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 218
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 671 [Q4 2024] → 687 (+16) [Q1 2025]
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.2M | Put options by funds: $43.5M
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 13 (-1) [Q1 2025]
9.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.56% [Q4 2024] → 83.69% (-9.87%) [Q1 2025]
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.5B [Q4 2024] → $22.8B (-$2.71B) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$71
6%
upside
Avg. target
$77
16%
upside
High target
$83
24%
upside
6 analyst ratings
4 positive
67%
2 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Evercore ISI Group Steve Sakwa | 12%upside $75 | Outperform Upgraded | 7 Jul 2025 |
Scotiabank Nicholas Yulico | 17%upside $78 | Sector Perform Maintained | 13 Jun 2025 |
Mizuho Vikram Malhorta | 6%upside $71 | Neutral Maintained | 23 May 2025 |
Barclays Richard Hightower | 24%upside $83 | Overweight Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
RBC Capital Brad Heffern | 14%upside $76 | Outperform Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about EQR published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
14 hours ago
How Are Residential REITs Positioned in Q2 as Demand Stays Resilient?
Apartment demand surges in Q2, boosting occupancy and stability for residential REITs like AVB, EQR, ESS and UDR.
Neutral
Business Wire
19 hours ago
Equity Residential Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that the Company will release its second quarter 2025 operating results on Monday, August 4, 2025 after the close of market and host a conference call to discuss those results on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 10:00 am Central. The conference call will be available via web cast on the Investor section of www.equityapartments.com. About Equity Residential Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thri.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
REITs Score Key Tax Bill Wins
U.S. equity markets closed the Independence Day week at record highs after Congress approved the GOP's sweeping tax cut and spending megabill, while employment data indicated "Goldilocks" labor market trends. The Big Beautiful Bill extends and enhances key elements of the 2017 tax cuts and boosts State and Local Tax ("SALT") deductions, while overhauling eligibility requirements for government benefits programs. The real estate and homebuilding industry scored some key "wins" in the legislation, which made permanent the 20% QBI deduction for REIT dividend income and relaxed some REIT tax rules.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Equity Residential Announces Executive Management Team Leadership Transition Plans
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced changes to its executive management team. Chief Investment Officer Robert A. (“Bob”) Garechana, 46, currently the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”). Alexander (“Alec”) Brackenridge, 61, currently Executive Vice President and CIO, will transition to Executive Vice President – Investments and retire at.
Negative
Reuters
2 weeks ago
New York banks, REITs fall as Mamdani's mayoral lead stokes rent freeze worries
Shares of several New York-based banks and real estate investment trusts fell on Wednesday as Zohran Mamdani's lead in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary stoked concerns that his proposed rent freeze could pressure building owners.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
10 'Safer' Dividend Buys Of Barron's Better Bets Than T-Bills For June
Long-term bond yields continue to rise. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields. “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” — Barron's Weekly. In Barron's, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi Wealth, noted that a growing dividend is a tangible benefit for shareholders and a hallmark of companies with strong balance sheets. "Nobody can fake a dividend," he said.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
The Inflation That Wasn't
US equity markets retreated from the cusp of record-highs this week as encouraging inflation data showing surprisingly muted tariff-related inflation was spoiled by a sudden escalation in Middle East tensions. The critical CPI and PPI reports both showed cooler-than-expected inflation in May for a third-straight month, as lower oil prices and moderating shelter costs more than offset the tariff uplift. Upsetting the key disinflationary offset that has kept overall inflation suppressed in recent months, the exchange of attacks between Iran and Israel sent global oil prices surging to four-month highs.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
Equity Residential Declares Second Quarter Dividends
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that its Board of Trustees declared quarterly dividends on the Company's common and preferred shares. A regular common share dividend for the second quarter of $0.6925 per share will be paid on July 11, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 24, 2025. A quarterly dividend of $1.03625 per share will be paid on June 30, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 20, 2025 of the Company's Series K Preferred Shares. About Equity R.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
REITs: Unloved, Unwanted, Undervalued
REITweek, the annual REIT industry conference, was held last week in New York City. Humbled by frustratingly persistent interest rate headwinds and historic underperformance, the venue halls were again quiet.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Equity Residential to Participate in Nareit REITweek Conference
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that members of the Company's senior management team, including the Company's President and CEO, Mark J. Parrell, will participate in a roundtable presentation at the Nareit REITweek 2025 Investor Conference on Tuesday, June 3 at 1:45 p.m. ET. The event will be web cast live. A link to the web cast will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor section of the Company's website at www.equityapartments.com. T.
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