What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for EQR FY2026 Earnings?

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Equity Residential in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $4.15 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.16. 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 FY2027 earnings at $4.37 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EQR. Barclays cut their target price on Equity Residential from $83.00 to $79.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com upgraded Equity Residential from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 8th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Equity Residential from $78.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $82.25 price objective on Equity Residential in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Equity Residential from $74.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Equity Residential presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.46.

Equity Residential Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE EQR opened at $71.97 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $70.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Equity Residential has a fifty-two week low of $59.48 and a fifty-two week high of $78.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.33 billion, a PE ratio of 26.46, a PEG ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Equity Residential in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,493,426,000. State Street Corp increased its position in Equity Residential by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 23,922,127 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,796,976,000 after buying an additional 321,002 shares in the last quarter. APG Asset Management US Inc. increased its position in Equity Residential by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. APG Asset Management US Inc. now owns 11,664,576 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $837,050,000 after buying an additional 57,660 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Equity Residential by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,519,627 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $681,594,000 after buying an additional 165,683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Equity Residential by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,897,863 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $566,749,000 after buying an additional 152,248 shares in the last quarter. 92.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Equity Residential

In other news, CAO Ian Kaufman sold 642 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.06, for a total value of $46,262.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 25,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,840,340.34. This trade represents a 2.45 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Scott Fenster sold 5,340 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.06, for a total value of $384,800.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 35,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,558,634.42. This trade represents a 13.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,763 shares of company stock valued at $1,424,217. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a $0.675 dividend. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 99.26%.

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.