Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $67.09

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $67.09.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ELS shares. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Equity Lifestyle Properties from $74.00 to $71.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Barclays set a $66.00 price objective on Equity Lifestyle Properties and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Odeon Capital Group set a $65.00 price objective on Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings cut Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Equity Lifestyle Properties to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Price Performance

Shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties stock opened at $59.04 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.52. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $69.00. The firm has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of 29.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.34). The firm had revenue of $409.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.75 million. Equity Lifestyle Properties had a net margin of 24.97% and a return on equity of 21.73%. The business’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. Equity Lifestyle Properties has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.840 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.150-3.210 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Equity Lifestyle Properties will post 3.19 EPS for the current year.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 24th will be paid a $0.5425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 24th. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Equity Lifestyle Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.90%.

Institutional Trading of Equity Lifestyle Properties

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ELS. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties by 126.8% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in Equity Lifestyle Properties in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in Equity Lifestyle Properties in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 122.0% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 535 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership lifted its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 44.9% in the third quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 549 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.21% of the company’s stock.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Company Profile

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc (NYSE:ELS) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and manages manufactured housing communities, recreational vehicle resorts and campgrounds, and marinas. Its properties are designed to provide residential and vacation accommodations, with offerings that range from long-term manufactured home sites to seasonal and transient RV sites and boat storage.

The company serves residents, vacationers and boat owners across the United States. Its portfolio is concentrated in locations with favorable climates, recreational appeal and access to coastal, lakefront or other leisure destinations.