Elme Communities (ELME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Elme Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in senior living real estate. The company focuses on acquiring and strategically partnering in a diversified portfolio of senior housing communities, providing real estate solutions across the spectrum of independent living, assisted living and memory care facilities. Elme Communities leases properties to experienced operators under long-term contractual arrangements designed to generate stable rental income and align incentives for both landlord and operator.

The company’s core activities include identifying acquisition opportunities, underwriting property performance, structuring lease agreements and overseeing asset management functions. Elme Communities pursues a range of transaction structures, including triple-net leases, sale-leasebacks and joint ventures, to tailor its capital solutions to the needs of senior living operators. This flexible approach allows the company to partner with best-in-class operators while maintaining a disciplined focus on portfolio diversification and risk management.

Elme Communities’ portfolio spans multiple states across the United States and select markets in Canada, reflecting its strategy to target high-barrier-to-entry regions with favorable demographic profiles. By concentrating on markets with growing senior populations and limited new construction, the company seeks to capture stable occupancy levels and sustainable rent growth. Key geographic markets include major metropolitan and suburban regions where demand for quality senior housing remains strong.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ELME, Elme Communities began trading publicly in mid-2023. The company is led by a management team of real estate investment and senior living professionals with extensive experience in sourcing assets, structuring transactions and driving operational performance. Through its disciplined investment approach and industry partnerships, Elme Communities aims to deliver long-term value to shareholders while supporting the evolving needs of the senior living sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.61 to $1.64
• 50-Day Range: $1.38 to $2.06
• 52-Week Range: $1.26 to $17.68
• Volume: 778,025 shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $143.06 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.18%
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Elme Communities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Elme Communities scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 448th out of 838 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Elme Communities has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Elme Communities has a consensus price target of $18.00, representing about 1,018.0% upside from its current price of $1.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Elme Communities has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Elme Communities is 1.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Elme Communities is 1.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Elme Communities has a P/B Ratio of 0.13. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.20% of the float of Elme Communities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Elme Communities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.33, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Elme Communities has recently decreased by 24.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Elme Communities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Elme Communities does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Elme Communities has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Elme Communities this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ELME on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Elme Communities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of Elme Communities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.88% of the stock of Elme Communities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2025
• Today: 8/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ELME
• CIK: 104894
• Web: www.elmecommunities.com
• Phone: (202) 774-3200
• Fax: 301-984-9610
• Employees: 100
• Year Founded: 1960

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Elme Communities: $18.00
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1,018.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$154.16 million
• Net Margins: -74.71%
• Pretax Margin: -74.71%
• Return on Equity: -20.43%
• Return on Assets: -8.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 166.32
• Quick Ratio: 166.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $206.36 million
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $12.30 per share
• Price / Book: 0.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,860,000
• Free Float: 87,614,000
• Market Cap: $143.06 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72