Q4 EPS Forecast for Equity Residential Lowered by Analyst

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Equity Residential in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.04. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Equity Residential from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Equity Residential from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Equity Residential from $76.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.50.

Equity Residential Stock Performance

NYSE:EQR opened at $67.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of $25.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $68.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.80. Equity Residential has a 1-year low of $59.41 and a 1-year high of $78.84.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Equity Residential had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 34.76%. The company had revenue of $760.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $769.43 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Equity Residential Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.6925 per share. This represents a $2.77 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Equity Residential’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. Equity Residential’s payout ratio is 105.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equity Residential

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 607.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Equity Residential by 51.6% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 461 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Equity Residential during the first quarter worth $37,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Equity Residential by 109.5% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 558 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

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.