The price-to-earnings ratio for Equity Residential Properties Trust (NYSE: EQR) is 26.87x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EQR is 0.92. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EQR is 376.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.83% of that float. On June 20, 2025, EQR’s average trading volume was 1.96M shares.
EQR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Equity Residential Properties Trust (NYSE: EQR) has surged by 0.20 when compared to previous closing price of 68.73, but the company has seen a -0.58% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://247wallst.com reported 2025-06-18 that Key Points With markets still volatile, keep your portfolio protected with high-yielding stocks. Look at real estate investment trusts (REIT), like Mid-Atlantic Apartment Communities, for example. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; get started by clicking here.(Sponsor) With markets still volatile, keep your portfolio protected with high-yielding stocks. Look at real estate investment trusts (REIT), like Mid-Atlantic Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA), for example. 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According to Barron’s: “With house prices still high, mortgage rates stuck just under 7%, and plenty of economic uncertainty, consumers are once again seeing the virtues of renting. Over a third of respondents, 35%, told Fannie Mae in April that they would rent instead of buy if they had to move, the highest share since October and more than the long-term average of three in 10.” Here are three more apartment REITs you may want to consider. Camden Property Trust With a yield of about 3.6%, Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) is one of the largest publicly traded multifamily companies in the United States. The company is primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. It also owns and operates 177 properties. In its most recent earnings report, the company’s Core funds from operations (FFO) of $1.72 beat by four cents. Revenue of $390.57 million, up 1.9% year over year, beat by $1.39 million. The company also declared a second-quarter dividend of $1.05 per share, payable on July 17 to shareholders of record as of June 30. If you were to invest $25,000 in CPT, you’d take ownership of 215 shares. Using its current dividend of $1.05 per share, you’d collect a quarterly dividend of $225.75. Annually, you’d collect $903. Again, all you had to do was buy and hold the CPT stock. “We are pleased to report strong first quarter results, and a raise to our full-year 2025 earnings guidance,” added Richard J. Campo, Camden’s Chairman and CEO. “Core FFO exceeded the midpoint of our guidance by $0.04 per share in the first quarter, with $0.02 resulting from higher than anticipated revenues and the remaining $0.02 from lower interest expense and the timing of other income and expense categories. AvalonBay Communities With a yield of 3.36%, AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) invests in apartments. It also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.75 per share, payable on July 15 to shareholders of record as of June 30. If you were to invest $25,000 in AVB, you’d take ownership of 121 shares. Using its current quarterly dividend of $1.75, you’d collect $211.75 a quarter. Annually, you’d collect $847. Even better, analysts at Barclays, Scotiabank, and Morgan Stanley raised their price targets on the AVB stock. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $228 with an equal-weight rating on the stock. Scotiabank raised its price target from $241 to $251. And Barclays raised its price target to $240 from $227. Equity Residential With a yield of 4.03%, Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) is one of the largest multifamily REITs on the market. It has about 312 properties across the U.S., including 84,018 rental units. It just paid out a dividend of $0.6925 on April 17 to shareholders of record as of March 31. It’s also about to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.6925 on July 11 to shareholders of record as of June 24. If you were to invest $25,000 in EQR, you’d take ownership of 363 shares. Using EQR’s current dividend of $0.6925, you’d collect $251.37 a share quarterly. Annually, you’d collect about $1,005.48. Recent earnings were also healthy. In its most recent quarter, the company’s funds from operations (FFO) were in line at $1. Revenue of $766.78 million, up 5.4% year over year, beat by $11.85 million. “CEO Mark Parrell highlighted that Equity Residential finished 2024 with “solid same-store revenue results” exceeding the midpoint of initial expectations, though bad debt improvement slowed in Q4. The company achieved same-store expense growth of 2.9% for 2024,” added SeekingAlpha.com. The post If You Want $3,767 in Annual Income, Invest $25,000 in Each of High-Yield Dividends appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.
EQR’s Market Performance
Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR) has experienced a -0.58% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -3.48% drop in the past month, and a -1.29% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.20% for EQR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.31% for EQR’s stock, with a -3.80% 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 -0.18% 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 -12.31% 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 8.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.03.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
