Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $25.05 Million Stake in Equity Residential $EQR

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lowered its stake in Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) by 24.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 397,223 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 131,553 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Equity Residential were worth $25,050,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Collier Financial bought a new stake in Equity Residential in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of Equity Residential during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its position in shares of Equity Residential by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Equity Residential during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Equity Residential by 434.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 540 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 439 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.68% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on EQR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Equity Residential from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $63.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Equity Residential from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Equity Residential in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Equity Residential from $68.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Equity Residential from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $69.48.

Equity Residential Stock Performance

Shares of EQR opened at $62.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.31. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $61.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.73. Equity Residential has a 52 week low of $57.57 and a 52 week high of $72.40.

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $781.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $786.35 million. Equity Residential had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 9.98%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.00 EPS. 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 analysts forecast that Equity Residential will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equity Residential Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 positive change from Equity Residential’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $2.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. Equity Residential’s payout ratio is presently 95.90%.

Insider Activity at Equity Residential

In related news, EVP Robert Garechana sold 3,637 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total transaction of $236,877.81. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,220,536.20. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Michael L. Manelis sold 5,765 shares of Equity Residential stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.13, for a total value of $375,474.45. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 46,131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,004,512.03. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 10,058 shares of company stock valued at $655,078 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.