Vinva Investment Management Ltd Purchases 9,988 Shares of Equity Residential $EQR

Vinva Investment Management Ltd raised its position in Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) by 220.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,511 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,988 shares during the quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Equity Residential were worth $930,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Equity Residential by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,351 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Equity Residential by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 236,416 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,303,000 after purchasing an additional 4,694 shares during the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP grew its holdings in Equity Residential by 37.0% during the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 293,169 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $18,977,000 after purchasing an additional 79,167 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Equity Residential during the third quarter worth approximately $266,000. Finally, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position in Equity Residential by 93.6% during the third quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 9,409 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $609,000 after buying an additional 4,549 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Equity Residential

In related news, EVP Robert Garechana sold 3,637 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total transaction of $236,877.81. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,220,536.20. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Catherine Carraway sold 656 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total transaction of $42,725.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,194,419.07. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,058 shares of company stock valued at $655,078. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Equity Residential from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Equity Residential from $75.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group increased their price target on Equity Residential from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $68.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Equity Residential from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Equity Residential presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $69.68.

Equity Residential Price Performance

Equity Residential stock opened at $62.24 on Tuesday. Equity Residential has a 12 month low of $58.38 and a 12 month high of $73.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $62.53 and its 200-day moving average is $62.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $23.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 0.75.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $781.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $786.35 million. Equity Residential had a return on equity of 9.98% and a net margin of 36.20%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.00 earnings per share. Equity Residential has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.940-0.980 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.020-4.140 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Equity Residential will post 3.98 EPS for the current year.

Equity Residential Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.6925 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.77 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. Equity Residential’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 94.54%.

Equity Residential Profile

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.