How to buy Equity Residential (EQR) stocks

Equity Residential is a reit - residential business based in the US. Equity Residential shares (EQR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $71.35 – a decrease of 2.63% over the previous week. Equity Residential employs 2,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.9 billion.

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Equity Residential stock price (NYSE: EQR)

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Equity Residential stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$71.35
52-week range	$55.68 - $78.32
50-day moving average more info button	$73.84
200-day moving average more info button	$69.54
Wall St. target price	$79.39
PE ratio more info button	29.616
Dividend yield more info button	$2.688 (3.85%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.37

Is it a good time to buy Equity Residential stock?

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Equity Residential price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $69.49 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.17%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-7.41%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-9.26%
6 months (2024-06-21)	1.73%

1 year (2023-12-21)	14.26%
2 years (2022-12-21)	27.84%
3 years (2021-12-21)	78.3897
5 years (2019-12-20)	4.41%

Is Equity Residential stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Equity Residential stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Equity Residential's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Equity Residential's P/E ratio

Equity Residential's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Equity Residential shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Equity Residential's PEG ratio

Equity Residential's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.6439. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Equity Residential's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Equity Residential's EBITDA

Equity Residential's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Equity Residential's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Equity Residential financials

Revenue TTM	$2.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	29.83%
Gross profit TTM	$1.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.73%
Return on equity TTM	8.36%
Profit margin	31.57%
Book value	$28.57
Market Capitalization more info button	$27.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Equity Residential stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 110.66% of net profits

Recently Equity Residential has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Equity Residential shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Equity Residential's case, that would currently equate to about $2.688 per share.

Equity Residential's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Equity Residential's most recent dividend payout was on 16 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 1 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Equity Residential's stocks ever split?

Equity Residential's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 October 2001 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Equity Residential stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Equity Residential stocks, which in turn could have impacted Equity Residential's stock price.

Equity Residential stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Equity Residential's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $55.6783 up to $78.32. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Equity Residential's is 0.913. This would suggest that Equity Residential's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Equity Residential overview

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 312 properties consisting of 84,018 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Equity Residential is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.471% of Equity Residential stocks are held by insiders and 94.89% by institutions. How many people work for Equity Residential?
Latest data suggests 2,400 work at Equity Residential. When does the fiscal year end for Equity Residential?
Equity Residential's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Equity Residential based?
Equity Residential's address is: Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606-2624 What is Equity Residential's ISIN number?
Equity Residential's international securities identification number is: US29476L1070 What is Equity Residential's CUSIP number?
Equity Residential's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 29476L784

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