Here's why they think JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) , International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) , and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) are three potentially inflation-beating stocks. That may be because the underlying companies tend to be mature and stable, or simply because paying high prices for growth stocks is less appealing when inflation and interest rates are elevated. People need places to live, particularly in prime markets such as Manhattan, Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, providing consistent cash flows to the company.