How Smart Investors Look at Equity Residential (EQR).

By Tamara Parker • Friday, November 03 10:10 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Real Estate company Equity Residential has moved 2.6% so far today on a volume of 256,306, compared to its average of 1,624,200. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Equity Residential trades -20.69% away from its average analyst target price of $70.11 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $62.0 to $95.0, and on average have given Equity Residential a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in EQR, you'll want to know the following:

Equity Residential's current price is 48.8% above its Graham number of $37.38, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Equity Residential has moved -8.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.73, Equity Residential has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.1 while the S&P 500 average is None
EQR has a forward P/E ratio of 33.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.68 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.15 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Equity Residential is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.92 compared to its sector average of None
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive.
Based in Chicago, the company has 2,400 full time employees and a market cap of $21.11 Billion. Equity Residential currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.8%.

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