Equity Residential $EQR Stock Holdings Increased by Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its position in Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) by 87.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 113,916 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 53,050 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Equity Residential were worth $6,738,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Equity Residential during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its stake in Equity Residential by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT boosted its stake in Equity Residential by 375.2% during the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 480 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in Equity Residential in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Equity Residential in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 92.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equity Residential Stock Down 0.1%

EQR opened at $69.75 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.13 billion, a PE ratio of 27.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.54 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50-day moving average of $66.15 and a 200-day moving average of $63.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. Equity Residential has a fifty-two week low of $57.57 and a fifty-two week high of $69.83.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $779.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.79 million. Equity Residential had a net margin of 30.63% and a return on equity of 8.57%. Equity Residential’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Equity Residential will post 4.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equity Residential Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.7025 per share. This represents a $2.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio is 112.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Equity Residential from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of Equity Residential from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Equity Residential from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Equity Residential from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Equity Residential from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equity Residential has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.65.

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.