Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.900-0.940 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.960. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Equity Residential also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.900-4.000 EPS.

Equity Residential Stock Performance

EQR stock traded down $0.30 on Monday, reaching $70.33. 2,592,118 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,739,418. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.69 billion, a PE ratio of 28.82, a PEG ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 0.93. Equity Residential has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $78.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $71.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.13 and a quick ratio of 0.13.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd were given a dividend of $0.675 per share. This represents a $2.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio is currently 110.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on EQR shares. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Equity Residential from $81.00 to $78.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $83.00 to $79.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $83.00 to $79.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Equity Residential from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Equity Residential currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $78.36.

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.