FY2025 EPS Estimate for Equity Residential Raised by Analyst

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Equity Residential in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $4.00 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.97. The consensus estimate for Equity Residential’s current full-year earnings is $3.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equity Residential’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.32 EPS.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.02. The firm had revenue of $782.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $779.68 million. Equity Residential had a return on equity of 10.30% and a net margin of 37.58%.During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.98 earnings per share. Equity Residential has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.020-1.060 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.980-4.020 EPS.

EQR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Equity Residential from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Equity Residential from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $81.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Equity Residential from $76.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.83.

Equity Residential Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQR opened at $59.19 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.88. Equity Residential has a 1-year low of $58.38 and a 1-year high of $78.32. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $62.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equity Residential

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Equity Residential in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its position in Equity Residential by 425.3% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in Equity Residential during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Equity Residential in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Equity Residential in the first quarter worth $37,000. 92.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were given a $0.6925 dividend. This represents a $2.77 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th. Equity Residential’s payout ratio is presently 91.42%.

Equity Residential Company Profile

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.