Equity Residential (EQR) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) recently:

• 6/10/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Mizuho from $66.00 to $70.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Equity Residential was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “sector perform”. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, up from $69.00.
• 6/8/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $68.00 to $75.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $70.00 to $71.00.
• 6/1/2026 – Equity Residential was upgraded by Wolfe Research from “hold” to “outperform”.
• 5/29/2026 – Equity Residential had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $72.00 price target on the stock, down from $78.00.
• 5/28/2026 – Equity Residential was downgraded by Piper Sandler from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $72.00 price target on the stock, down from $78.00.
• 5/27/2026 – Equity Residential was upgraded by Nordea Equity Research to “buy”.
• 5/27/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $78.25 to $79.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Equity Residential was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/22/2026 – Equity Residential had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler.
• 5/18/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $68.00 to $70.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/14/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $71.00 to $73.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $71.00 to $72.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $64.00 to $66.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2026 – Equity Residential was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 4/30/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $67.00 to $69.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/29/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $67.00 to $70.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/29/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $78.50 to $78.25. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $75.00 to $76.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $62.00 to $64.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Equity Residential had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/16/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $71.00 to $69.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $65.00 to $64.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Equity Residential had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $68.00 to $67.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Equity Residential Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 30th were given a dividend of $0.7025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 30th. This is a boost from Equity Residential’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $2.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Equity Residential’s payout ratio is presently 112.40%.

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.