FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) Issued By Zacks Research

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Equity Residential in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $3.96 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.94. The consensus estimate for Equity Residential’s current full-year earnings is $3.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equity Residential’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by ($0.49). Equity Residential had a return on equity of 8.53% and a net margin of 32.83%. The business had revenue of $734.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $735.26 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on EQR. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Equity Residential from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $78.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. UBS Group upped their price target on Equity Residential from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Wedbush raised their target price on Equity Residential from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.97.

Equity Residential Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of EQR stock opened at $72.16 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Equity Residential has a fifty-two week low of $52.57 and a fifty-two week high of $78.83. The stock has a market cap of $27.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.60 and a beta of 0.89.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 24th. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio is 112.03%.

Institutional Trading of Equity Residential

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Equity Residential during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 69.6% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 475 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 41.9% in the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 525 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new position in Equity Residential during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Equity Residential by 146.6% in the second quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 550 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.