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 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 5 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 64
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 216
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 671 [Q4 2024] → 683 (+12) [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]
9.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.56% [Q4 2024] → 83.66% (-9.9%) [Q1 2025]
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.5B [Q4 2024] → $22.7B (-$2.72B) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$71
3%
upside
Avg. target
$78
13%
upside
High target
$83
20%
upside
5 analyst ratings
3 positive
60%
2 neutral
40%
0 negative
0%
Scotiabank Nicholas Yulico | 13%upside $78 | Sector Perform Maintained | 13 Jun 2025 |
Mizuho Vikram Malhorta | 3%upside $71 | Neutral Maintained | 23 May 2025 |
Barclays Richard Hightower | 21%upside $83 | Overweight Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
RBC Capital Brad Heffern | 10%upside $76 | Outperform Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Stifel Simon Yarmak | 16%upside $80 | Buy Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about EQR published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day 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
4 days 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
2 weeks 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.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Is it Prudent to Hold Equity Residential Stock in Your Portfolio Now?
EQR to gain from healthy demand for rental units, portfolio diversification and technology initiatives. Elevated unit supply and high interest expenses ail.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
AvalonBay Vs. Equity Residential: One Has Clearer Growth Catalysts
AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential are two of the biggest names in the U.S. apartment REIT space, each offering a different approach to urban rental exposure. AvalonBay has shown stronger FFO growth and a more balanced market mix, giving it a leg up in terms of long-term potential. Equity Residential, while solid and income-focused, is still feeling the weight of slower rent recovery in some of its core markets.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
5 Overlooked Dividend Stocks that Have Plenty of Growth Ahead
It never hurts to hold dividend stocks – especially when markets get uncontrollably volatile.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Equity Residential (EQR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Equity Residential (EQR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Equity Residential Q1 FFO Beats Estimates, Rental Income Rises Y/Y
EQR's Q1 results reflect same-store revenue growth, supported by a year over year rise in occupancy.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Equity Residential (EQR) Q1 Earnings
Although the revenue and EPS for Equity Residential (EQR) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Equity Residential (EQR) Beats Q1 FFO Estimates
Equity Residential (EQR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.93 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.93 per share a year ago.
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