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Rating on Equity Residential (EQR) Raised to Strong Buy From a Buy

As one of the 220 companies in the GICS Real Estate sector Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) is a constituent of the 179 company Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) GICS industry group within this sector. The market value of EQR is $24.9 billion which places it in the top 10% of its industry group. The stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 13 among the 179 companies in this industry group, positioning it among the leaders; in the top decile of the sector with a ranking of 18 among the 220 companies in the sector, and number 355 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

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