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Track IRT free→NYSEReal EstateReit - ResidentialSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is robust, cash backs up reported profits. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, but the capital stance is capital unfriendly. Risk is low, while the sector backdrop is a headwind, indicating challenges in the current market environment. Peer multiples imply a price about 49% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is rich, as it trades above peer multiples, and the longer horizon does not make that back through growth. This analysis is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $16.62. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $17 IRT trades at 6× p/s, in line with its 6× p/s peer median. Our $11 fair value reflects that, medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 49% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 4%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Flags: expensive valuation, a turbulent sector regime (Heating).
For similar setups historically (n=2,301): about 43% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 77% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Real Estate names rated neutral grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1968).
Over the trailing year it converted 5.76x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Real Estate names rated robust grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 50% for the rest of the cohort, n=1399).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market and real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.00 → $0.11. 0 raised, 0 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 1 maintained. 71% of analysts rate Buy.
0 positive, 1 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$67.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$220.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,589.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Keeping the dividend shows financial strength. It shows a commitment to shareholders.
Confirms:Management announces a dividend of $0.17 per share for the next quarter.
Disproves:Management cuts the dividend below $0.17 per share.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for IRT yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 12, 2026, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, the limited partnership through which the Company owns its assets and conducts its operations (the “Operating Partnership”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-296751) (the “New Registration Statement”) to replace its the…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Multi-Family Residential REITs.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
IRT IRT Living | — | expensive | low |
AVB AvalonBay Communities | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 39 of 100 | full | low |
EQR Equity Residential | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 61 of 100 | fair | low |
ESS Essex Property Trust | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 88 of 100 | full | low |
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 86 of 100 | full | low |
5 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Real Estate names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=5004).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
IRT Living aims to maintain its EPS guidance for the fiscal year 2026.
IRT Living continues to emphasize the importance of cash from operating activities.
IRT Living is committed to maintaining its dividend per share.
Why it matters: This may show weakness in the rental market. It could affect future earnings.
Confirms:Same-store NOI growth for Q2 falls below 1.0%.
Disproves:Same-store NOI growth for Q2 meets or exceeds 1.0%.
Why it matters: Keeping EPS guidance shows trust in financial health. This may help keep stock steady.
Confirms:Management says EPS guidance for 2026 is the same.
Disproves:Management cuts its EPS guidance.
Why it matters: The earnings report will show if revenue growth is improving or still slowing. Investors will react to this data.
Confirms one read:Q2 revenue growth speeds up again. This shows a good trend.
Confirms the other:Q2 revenue growth continues to decline or stays flat, showing no improvement.
Why it matters: Lower rental revenue growth may show less demand. This can hurt overall financial health.
Confirms:Q2 rental revenue growth prints below 1.4%.
Disproves:Q2 rental revenue growth meets or exceeds 1.4%.
Why it matters: The FOMC meeting could impact interest rates, affecting real estate revenue growth. Changes here can shift investor sentiment.
Confirms one read:Revenue growth in the real estate sector shows signs of re-acceleration after the FOMC meeting.
Confirms the other:Revenue growth is still negative. It keeps slowing down after the FOMC meeting.
Why it matters: Successful completion could lead to higher rents and improved NOI. It is key for growth.
Confirms:All planned renovations for the Value Add initiative will finish by the end of 2026.
Disproves:Renovations are delayed or not completed as planned.
Why it matters: A drop in retention may show tenant unhappiness. This could hurt future rental income.
Confirms:Resident retention rate falls below 60%.
Disproves:Resident retention rate is still over 60%.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 29, 2026, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, we are furnishing certain supplemental information with this Current Report. Copies of such press release and such supplemental information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference into this
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 11, 2026, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. Additionally, we are furnishing certain supplemental information with this Current Report. Copies of such press release and such supplemental information are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference into this
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On February 11, 2026, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (“IROP”) the limited partnership through which Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRT”) owns its assets and conducts its operations, entered into a Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Restated Credit Agreement”) dated as of February 11, 2026, by and among IROP, as borrower, IRT as parent guarantor, KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as administrative agent, and t…
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. The information set forth under