Equity Residential (EQR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) is expected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, August 4th. Analysts expect Equity Residential to post earnings of $0.99 per share and revenue of $770.60 million for the quarter.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $760.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $769.43 million. Equity Residential had a net margin of 33.11% and a return on equity of 8.93%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. On average, analysts expect Equity Residential to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Equity Residential Trading Down 0.7%

EQR opened at $62.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.84 billion, a PE ratio of 23.95, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.92. Equity Residential has a 1-year low of $59.41 and a 1-year high of $78.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $67.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.11.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 24th were given a $0.6925 dividend. This represents a $2.77 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 24th. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 105.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Equity Residential stock. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,489 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Equity Residential were worth $536,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $84.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $82.00 to $78.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $82.25 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Equity Residential in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equity Residential presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $78.40.

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.