$25.35

3.22 (14.55%)

11/21/2008 4:03 PM

Equity Residential (EQR)

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The Company is focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top United States growth markets.

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (169), Mid Cap (425), S&P 500 (469)
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Equity Residential At A Glance

Current Price:	$25.35
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 4:03 PM
Open:	$22.62
Previous Close:	$22.13
Daily Range:	$21.63 - $25.51
52-Week Range:	$21.27 - $49.00
Volume:	11,861,477
Market Cap:	$6.02B
P/E Ratio:	42.56
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Other News Headlines for EQR

Earnings roundup: Granite Construction, Lubrizol
10/30/2008 2:40:00 PM - AP
Equity Residential down slightly after 3Q results
10/30/2008 1:46:00 PM - AP
Sector Snap: REIT stocks down
10/15/2008 1:17:00 PM - AP
Sector Snap: REIT stocks down
10/14/2008 2:14:00 PM - AP

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Avatar TMFHighYield2 (85.96) Submitted: 11/04/08 9:28 AM

Chosen to be a part of the High Yield Portfolio strategy. Originally created by Fool UK's Stephen Bland (TMFPyad) in November 2000, the High-Yield Portfolio (HYP) strategy invests in a diversified group of 15 blue chip dividend-paying stocks with strong dividend cover, relatively low debt, and a his...More

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Avatar FastMoneyMrkt (96.53) Submitted: 7/03/08 8:50 PM

Can anyone say P/E? Higher than my neighbor in college....sell it

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Recs 0 (EQR) guiron (90.48) Submitted: 11/21/08 2:29 PM : Start Price: $22.38 EQR Score: -12.36 REIT Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (EQR) juliehowe (96.07) Submitted: 11/11/08 4:26 PM : Start Price: $31.09 EQR Score: 4.43 Recent local (L.A.) story about how upscale pawn shops in Beverly Hills are seeing big names and hot shots hocking their toys and taking out collateral loans on their luxury automobiles, because credit sources have dried up and these people still have to pay their rent/mortgage and feed their kids. I see this as a bad sign for luxury rental housing as well, which is EQR's bread and butter, which is why I'm tagging this one to go down even further. There are also blocks and blocks of this so-called luxury housing that you can find in Los Angeles, and the buildings are empty. Brand new buildings, from Universal City all the way to North Hollywood along Lankershim Boulevard, and they're all standing empty. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (EQR) TMFHighYield2 (85.96) Submitted: 11/04/08 9:28 AM : Start Price: $30.04 EQR Score: 0.12 Chosen to be a part of the High Yield Portfolio strategy. Originally created by Fool UK's Stephen Bland (TMFPyad) in November 2000, the High-Yield Portfolio (HYP) strategy invests in a diversified group of 15 blue chip dividend-paying stocks with strong dividend cover, relatively low debt, and a history of increasing dividend payouts. The holding period is theoretically forever -- unless a stock is bought out or cuts its dividend. Sound crazy? Well, the point of the portfolio is not necessarily for capital gains (although that's certainly a bonus), but to produce increasing amounts of annual dividend income. Daily price fluctuations matter not -- it's the income that matters -- so it removes emotional trading from the picture entirely. Doubters should note that the original UK HYP from November 2000 returned 68% through December 2007 (while the FTSE 100 lost 8%). What's more, the portfolio income payout increased 29% over that seven year period, from 3,451 pounds to 4,462 pounds per year. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (EQR) 6and8 (63.76) Submitted: 10/28/08 9:52 AM : Start Price: $29.14 EQR Score: 0.29 Strong balance sheet with additional $550 million loan obtained recently from Wells Fargo at 6%. Reduced financing concerns for the long-term, unlike peers. Low 45% leverage (ratio of debt to total assets). Housing issues have more benign impact on this owner of apartments, where tenants are likely to stay put, if anything. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (EQR) NEWSMONKEY (99.54) Submitted: 10/27/08 6:12 PM : Start Price: $29.49 EQR Score: 0.40 too much leverage and it must come down. I suspect they will raise capital via an equity offering Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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