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After finishing at $65.26 in the prior trading day, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) closed at $65.16, down -0.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. ELS stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $64.745.
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 530.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.
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 the company, Deutsche Bank on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $73 from $66 previously.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 02, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $72 to $80.
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 Nov 12 ’24 when Seavey Paul bought 59,985 shares for $71.30 per share.
Seavey Paul sold 31,988 shares of ELS for $2,393,662 on Sep 17 ’24. The EVP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $74.83 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, NADER MARGUERITE M, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 33,000 shares for $75.52 each. As a result, the insider received 2,492,160 and left with 260,936 shares of the company.
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 13042425856 and an Enterprise Value of 16402221056. As of this moment, Equity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.781 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.247.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ELS is 0.80, which has changed by -0.048965335 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ELS has reached a high of $76.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.50%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1476420 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 191.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 185.75M. Insiders hold about 2.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.94% stake in the company. Shares short for ELS as of 1735603200 were 3984655 with a Short Ratio of 2.87, compared to 1732838400 on 4477360. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3984655 and a Short% of Float of 2.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.28. The current Payout Ratio is 102.34% for ELS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1735257600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
