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The price of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) closed at $62.33 in the last session, up 0.14% from day before closing price of $62.24. In other words, the price has increased by $0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. ELS stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.955.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ELS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 262.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.83.
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, Barclays on May 29, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $70.
On April 08, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $80.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on April 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 12466249728 and an Enterprise Value of 15174624256. As of this moment, Equity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.868 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.596.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ELS is 0.75, which has changed by 0.016139507 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 -2.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.01%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ELS traded on average about 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1568310 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 191.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 186.34M. Insiders hold about 2.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.84% stake in the company. Shares short for ELS as of 1747267200 were 4964543 with a Short Ratio of 3.30, compared to 1744675200 on 4106370. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4964543 and a Short% of Float of 3.5099998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ELS is 1.86, which was 1.948 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03130323The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.36. The current Payout Ratio is 97.60% for ELS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1750982400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) is currently in the spotlight, with 3.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.75 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.07 and $1.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.25. EPS for the following year is $2.4, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $3.23 and $2.08.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $382.05M. It ranges from a high estimate of $401.98M to a low estimate of $366M. As of the current estimate, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc’s year-ago sales were $380.02MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $397.96M. There is a high estimate of $423.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $377M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ELS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.53BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.6B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.65B and the low estimate is $1.51B.
