Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock Forecast, Price & News

Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock was trading at $68.87 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ELS shares have decreased by 8.1% and is now trading at $63.28.
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8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity LifeStyle Properties in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Equity LifeStyle Properties stock.
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151 employees have rated Equity LifeStyle Properties CEO Marguerite Nader on Glassdoor.com. Marguerite Nader has an approval rating of 80% among Equity LifeStyle Properties' employees.

Equity LifeStyle Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 25th 2021.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $285 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $271.90 million. Equity LifeStyle Properties had a net margin of 20.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.66%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.56 EPS.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 24th will be given a dividend of $0.343 per share on Friday, January 8th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 23rd.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.21%. Equity LifeStyle Properties does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Equity LifeStyle Properties is 65.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Equity LifeStyle Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.55% next year. This indicates that Equity LifeStyle Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties split on the morning of Wednesday, October 16th 2019. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, September 20th 2019. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, October 15th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Equity LifeStyle Properties' shares. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock price to reach $67.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,710,000 shares, a decline of 24.7% from the December 15th total of 2,270,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,020,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.
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Some companies that are related to Equity LifeStyle Properties include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), American Campus Communities (ACC), UMH Properties (UMH) and Apartment Investment and Management (AIV).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equity LifeStyle Properties investors own include Realty Income (O), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Ventas (VTR), Verizon Communications (VZ), American Tower (AMT), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Prologis (PLD), Crown Castle International (CCI), The Home Depot (HD) and The Procter & Gamble (PG).

Equity LifeStyle Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ELS."

Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.03%), Pendal Group Limited (0.01%), Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd (0.01%) and IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%). Company insiders that own Equity LifeStyle Properties stock include David J Contis, Patrick Waite, Paul Seavey and Roger Maynard.
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ELS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, and Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL.
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ELS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, Aurora Investment Managers LLC., Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC, Pendal Group Limited, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, OneAscent Financial Services LLC, and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A..
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Shares of ELS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ELS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.28.

Equity LifeStyle Properties has a market capitalization of $11.53 billion and generates $1.04 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $279.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.09 on an earnings per share basis. Equity LifeStyle Properties employs 4,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Equity LifeStyle Properties is www.equitylifestyleproperties.com.

Equity LifeStyle Properties' mailing address is TWO N RIVERSIDE PLZ STE 800, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 312-279-1400 or via email at [email protected]