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Wall Street Zen downgrades to Sell → Short interest up 20.8%; Q1 guidance $0.940-$0.980 EPS

Equity Residential faced sell-off pressure with Wall Street Zen downgrading stock to Sell rating on March 17, while short interest grew 20.8% to 10.1M shares in February amid mixed analyst sentiment. Company provided Q1 2026 guidance of $0.940-$0.980 EPS and FY 2026 guidance of $4.020-$4.140 EPS, yet analyst sentiment remains mixed with Scotiabank raising target to $67 and BNP Paribas to $68, both with neutral ratings. 0.75 beta indicates lower volatility than market.