Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Has $735,000 Stake in Equity Residential $EQR

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) by 273.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,428 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,100 shares during the quarter. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Equity Residential were worth $735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Equity Residential during the fourth quarter worth about $1,964,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Equity Residential by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,016,454 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,051,000 after buying an additional 55,786 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Equity Residential by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,258,275 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $644,412,000 after buying an additional 114,604 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc lifted its position in shares of Equity Residential by 1,432.1% in the fourth quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 114,325 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,207,000 after buying an additional 106,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Equity Residential by 26.7% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,475,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $93,079,000 after buying an additional 310,859 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

Equity Residential Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of EQR stock opened at $67.87 on Friday. Equity Residential has a 12-month low of $57.57 and a 12-month high of $71.50. The company has a market capitalization of $25.45 billion, a PE ratio of 29.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.43 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $67.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $779.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.79 million. Equity Residential had a net margin of 27.97% and a return on equity of 8.06%. Equity Residential’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.95 EPS. Equity Residential has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.020-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.980-1.020 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Equity Residential will post 4.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th were issued a $0.7025 dividend. This represents a $2.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio is currently 112.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Equity Residential from $78.25 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Equity Residential from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $76.00 price target on shares of Equity Residential in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Equity Residential from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equity Residential has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.40.

About Equity Residential

Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, owns and operates rental apartment properties. Headquartered in Chicago, the company focuses on delivering professionally managed, market-rate apartment homes and related services to renters. Its operations cover a range of property types, including high-rise and mid-rise assets, with amenities and on-site management designed to support resident retention and occupancy.

The company’s core activities include property acquisitions, development and redevelopment, leasing, and day-to-day property management.