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In the latest session, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) closed at $60.94 down -0.99% from its previous closing price of $61.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. ELS stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.74.
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 369.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.88.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on July 15, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $67.50.
On May 29, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $70.
On April 08, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $80.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on April 08, 2025, with a $80 target price.
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. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, Seavey Paul, who serves as the Member of immediate family of of the company, bought 59,985 shares for $71.30 each.
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 12205854720 and an Enterprise Value of 14948786176. As of this moment, Equity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.77 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.349.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ELS is 0.71, which has changed by -0.07792407 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ELS has reached a high of $76.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $58.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ELS has traded an average of 1.41M shares per day and 1703470 over the past ten days. A total of 191.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 186.34M. Insiders hold about 2.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.02% stake in the company. Shares short for ELS as of 1751241600 were 3720568 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1748563200 on 4756644. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3720568 and a Short% of Float of 2.6300002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ELS is 1.93, from 0.955 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015515841The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.38. The current Payout Ratio is 97.60% for ELS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-27 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-27. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
