EQR
Equity Residential
Real Estate · Multi-Family Residential REITs · US
$68.19
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$25.3B
Total market value of the company
26.20
Premium valuation
43.10
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+2.5%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
8.7%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$70.58
+4% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 21 analysts covering this stock
About Equity Residential

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, owns and manages 312 rental properties consisting of 85,190 apartment units in dynamic metro areas across the U.S. with a primary concentration in major coastal markets, diversified by a targeted presence in the high-growth metro areas of Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Denver. Equity Residential was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Chicago, United States.

https://www.equityapartments.com

Country: United States Employees: 2,400 Industry: REIT - Residential
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
40.9% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
1.6% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.3% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
1.7% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$30.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-127.3%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
12.6th
Ranks in the top 87% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
30.5
Quality Score
33.0
Combined
25.6

Trading at $66, 118% above fair value of $30. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 8% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.353
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0286
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.254
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
5.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-21.3%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
6
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.77
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$71.80
5% below the year high
52W Low
$57.57
18% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,595,756
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
429.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$2.50
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.78
Moderate leverage — manageable
0.12
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.03
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
62.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
27.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.4B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$3.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$952M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
21
Target High
$80.00
Target Median
$70.58
Target Low
$63.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-14 KAUFMAN IAN Officer 32 $1,706
2026-03-02 KAUFMAN IAN Officer 150 $7,898
2026-02-18 KAUFMAN IAN Officer 909 $57,776
2026-02-18 CARRAWAY CATHERINE Officer 749 $47,606
2026-02-18 MANELIS MICHAEL L Chief Operating Officer 2,429 $154,387
2026-02-10 GARECHANA ROBERT A Chief Investment Officer 3,637 $236,878
2026-02-10 CARRAWAY CATHERINE Officer 656 $42,725
2026-02-10 MANELIS MICHAEL L Chief Operating Officer 5,765 $375,474
2026-02-09 MCLEOD BRET D. Chief Financial Officer 6,840
2026-02-09 KAUFMAN IAN Officer 4,593
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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