Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock Forecast, Price & News

Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock was trading at $68.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ELS shares have decreased by 14.8% and is now trading at $58.71.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity LifeStyle Properties in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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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 (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28. The real estate investment trust earned $285 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $271.90 million. Equity LifeStyle Properties had a return on equity of 16.66% and a net margin of 20.27%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.56 EPS.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.343 per share on Friday, October 9th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 24th.
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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 payable 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.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect Equity LifeStyle Properties' stock price to reach $69.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price.
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Equity LifeStyle Properties saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,190,000 shares, an increase of 46.0% from the September 30th total of 1,500,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 819,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 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), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV) and UMH Properties (UMH).
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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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.03%), State Street Corp (4.03%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.82%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.46%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.25%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.89%). 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 State Street Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, AQR Capital Management LLC, and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Equity LifeStyle Properties company stock in the last year include Patrick Waite, and Paul Seavey.
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ELS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC, Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors LLC, Sei Investments Co., Aew Capital Management L P, BlackRock Inc., Vision Capital Corp, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, and Principal Financial Group Inc..
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ELS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.71.

Equity LifeStyle Properties has a market capitalization of $10.70 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]