Equity Residential Properties Trust (NYSE: EQR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for EQR is at 0.92. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EQR is 376.95M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.84% of that float. The average trading volume for EQR on June 04, 2025 was 2.02M shares.
EQR) stock’s latest price update
Equity Residential Properties Trust (NYSE: EQR)’s stock price has plunge by -1.47relation to previous closing price of 69.93. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.41% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-28 that CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced that members of the Company’s senior management team, including the Company’s President and CEO, Mark J. Parrell, will participate in a roundtable presentation at the Nareit REITweek 2025 Investor Conference on Tuesday, June 3 at 1:45 p.m. ET. The event will be web cast live. A link to the web cast will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor section of the Company’s website at www.equityapartments.com. T.
EQR’s Market Performance
Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR) has seen a 0.41% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -3.93% decline in the past month and a -6.18% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.33% for EQR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.33% for EQR’s stock, with a -4.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EQR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for EQR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for EQR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $83 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQR reach a price target of $81.50, previously predicting the price at $77.75. The rating they have provided for EQR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 13th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to EQR, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on September 24th of the previous year.
EQR Trading at -0.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EQR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.27% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EQR starting from Carraway Catherine, who sale 1,007 shares at the price of $70.55 back on May 01 ’25. After this action, Carraway Catherine now owns 12,746 shares of Equity Residential Properties Trust, valued at $71,044 using the latest closing price.
Carraway Catherine, the Officer of Equity Residential Properties Trust, proposed sale 1,007 shares at $70.55 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that Carraway Catherine is holding shares at $71,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EQR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equity Residential Properties Trust stands at 0.33. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 9.01, with 4.93 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.03.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
