The Latest Breaking News from Equity Residential

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Equity Residential is set to unveil its Q2 earnings later this month, and analysts project a single-digit bottom-line growth.

Equity Residential's (NYSE:EQR) short percent of float has fallen 8.78% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 4.96 million shares sold short, which is 1.35% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Mizuho has decided to maintain its Buy rating of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and lower its price target from $84.00 to $79.00. Shares of Equity Residential are trading up 2.32% over the last 24 hours, at $73.48 per share. A move to $79.00 would account for a 7.5% increase from the…

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter:

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Thursday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR).

Equity Residential's (NYSE:EQR) short percent of float has fallen 5.93% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 4.66 million shares sold short, which is 1.27% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

If history is any guide, there may be trouble ahead for shares of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR). A so-called "death cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bearish for the stock.