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Equity Residential has a consensus price target of $71.32 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $83 issued by Deutsche Bank on September 10, 2024. The low is $58 issued by Mizuho on December 11, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Evercore ISI Group, Piper Sandler, and Stifel on June 1, 2026, May 29, 2026, and May 27, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $73.67 between Evercore ISI Group, Piper Sandler, and Stifel, there's an implied 11.94% upside for Equity Residential from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) was reported by Evercore ISI Group on June 1, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $70.00 expecting EQR to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.37% upside). 43 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) was provided by Evercore ISI Group, and Equity Residential downgraded their in-line rating.
The last upgrade for Equity Residential happened on March 26, 2026 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $74. Morgan Stanley previously had an equal-weight for Equity Residential.
The last downgrade for Equity Residential happened on June 1, 2026 when Evercore ISI Group changed their price target from $70 to $70 for Equity Residential.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Equity Residential, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Equity Residential was filed on June 1, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 1, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Equity Residential (EQR) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $70.00 to $70.00. The current price Equity Residential (EQR) is trading at is $65.81, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 11.69% | Morgan Stanley | $75 → $73.5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2025 | Buy Now | 3.33% | UBS | $76 → $68 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2025 | Buy Now | -5.79% | Wells Fargo | $68 → $62 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2025 | Buy Now | 0.29% | Scotiabank | $73 → $66 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2025 | Buy Now | 3.33% | Evercore ISI Group | $70 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | 6.37% | RBC Capital | $72 → $70 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Evercore ISI Group | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2025 | Buy Now | 6.37% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $70 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2025 | Buy Now | 21.56% | Barclays | $81 → $80 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2025 | Buy Now | 9.41% | Evercore ISI Group | $71 → $72 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2025 | Buy Now | 13.96% | Truist Securities | $78 → $75 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2025 | Buy Now | 3.33% | Wells Fargo | $75 → $68 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2025 | Buy Now | 17% | Scotiabank | $78 → $77 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2025 | Buy Now | 13.96% | Morgan Stanley | $76.5 → $75 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2025 | Buy Now | 23.08% | Barclays | $83 → $81 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2025 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Evercore ISI Group | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2025 | Buy Now | 22.32% | Stifel | $80 → $80.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
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| 07/07/2025 | Buy Now | 13.96% | Evercore ISI Group | $74 → $75 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
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| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 13.96% | Evercore ISI Group | $74 → $75 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
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| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 12.44% | Evercore ISI Group | $70 → $74 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | 17% | Scotiabank | $73 → $77 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
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| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 9.41% | Scotiabank | $65 → $72 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 6.37% | Morgan Stanley | $68 → $70 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 13.96% | UBS | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
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| 02/26/2024 | Buy Now | -2.75% | Morgan Stanley | $58 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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