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After finishing at $61.83 in the prior trading day, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) closed at $61.64, down -0.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.31 million shares were traded. ELS stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.94.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ELS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 260.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.42. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 12346059776 and an Enterprise Value of 15048438784. As of this moment, Equity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.786 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.425.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ELS is 0.71, which has changed by -0.03687501 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 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 -2.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1290200 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 96.87% stake in the company. Shares short for ELS as of 1749772800 were 4087476 with a Short Ratio of 2.84, compared to 1747267200 on 4964543. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4087476 and a Short% of Float of 2.8900001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ELS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.948, compared to 1.93 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03150574The 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 1750982400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
