Ratio Examination: Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Ulysses Smith

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In the latest session, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) closed at $59.68 down -0.25% from its previous closing price of $59.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. ELS stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.53.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 305.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.88.

On October 23, 2025, Evercore ISI reiterated its In-line rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $67 to $65.

Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on July 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $67.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 07 ’25 when Seavey Paul sold 10,000 shares for $64.72 per share. The transaction valued at 647,172 led to the insider holds 78,162 shares of the business.

Seavey Paul bought 10,000 shares of ELS for $652,100 on May 07 ’25.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ELS now has a Market Capitalization of 12108419072 and an Enterprise Value of 14917321728. As of this moment, Equity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.712 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.016.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ELS is 0.77, which has changed by -0.071971476 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ELS has reached a high of $70.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $58.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.01%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, ELS has traded an average of 1.81M shares per day and 1139130 over the past ten days. A total of 193.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 191.67M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.19% stake in the company. Shares short for ELS as of 1765756800 were 8738575 with a Short Ratio of 4.83, compared to 1763078400 on 7390167. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8738575 and a Short% of Float of 6.0700003.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ELS is 2.06, from 2.023 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033812467. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.5. . The current Payout Ratio is 97.60% for ELS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-26 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-26. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.55, with high estimates of $0.56 and low estimates of $0.52.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.92 and $1.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.89. EPS for the following year is $2.05, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.08 and $2.03.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $382.93M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $450.82M to a low estimate of $355M. As of . The current estimate, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $372.32MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $396.57M. There is a high estimate of $433.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $377.92M.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ELS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.53BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.7B and the low estimate is $1.5B.

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