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$61.34 -0.71 (-1.14%)
Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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ELS vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, EQR, ESS, INVH, MAA, O, SUI, and UDR

Should you be buying Equity Lifestyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Lifestyle Properties include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Invitation Home (INVH), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Realty Income (O), Sun Communities (SUI), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Equity Lifestyle Properties vs. Its Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Lifestyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus target price of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 17.51%. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.55%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Equity Lifestyle Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Equity Lifestyle Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 9 more articles in the media than Equity Lifestyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 14 mentions for Equity Lifestyle Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Equity Lifestyle Properties' score of 0.86 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Equity Lifestyle Properties
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equity Lifestyle Properties has a net margin of 24.13% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. Equity Lifestyle Properties' return on equity of 21.12% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent23.72% 5.60% 3.29%
Equity Lifestyle Properties 24.13%21.12%6.49%

American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Lifestyle Properties. American Homes 4 Rent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Lifestyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Homes 4 Rent$1.73B7.45$412.43M$1.1131.36
Equity Lifestyle Properties$1.53B7.79$367.01M$1.9331.78

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Equity Lifestyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Lifestyle Properties pays out 106.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Equity Lifestyle Properties has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Summary

Equity Lifestyle Properties beats American Homes 4 Rent on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ELS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ELS vs. The Competition

MetricEquity Lifestyle PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.02B$6.81B$12.20B$20.65B
Dividend Yield3.32%5.19%5.64%3.66%
P/E Ratio31.7844.6619.7429.27
Price / Sales7.795.3626.3562.32
Price / Cash20.3822.8521.3823.31
Price / Book6.551.922.124.37
Net Income$367.01M$193.23M$1.00B$996.36M
7 Day Performance2.38%0.09%0.32%0.59%
1 Month Performance-1.09%-3.80%0.38%0.23%
1 Year Performance-13.23%-15.31%544.59%16.71%

Equity Lifestyle Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELS
Equity Lifestyle Properties
4.6088 of 5 stars
$61.35
-1.1%
$71.50
+16.6%
-13.7%$12.02B$1.53B31.783,800
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.3203 of 5 stars
$35.30
-2.0%
$40.90
+15.9%
-8.6%$13.33B$1.73B32.691,730Positive News
Earnings Report
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.6458 of 5 stars
$198.79
-1.5%
$235.07
+18.3%
-10.8%$28.72B$2.91B24.762,988Analyst Forecast
CPT
Camden Property Trust
4.1683 of 5 stars
$112.22
-1.2%
$129.28
+15.2%
-9.2%$12.13B$1.54B102.951,660Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
EQR
Equity Residential
4.6905 of 5 stars
$66.16
-1.8%
$78.81
+19.1%
-11.2%$25.60B$2.98B25.252,500Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.7972 of 5 stars
$283.39
-1.3%
$310.94
+9.7%
-9.1%$18.48B$1.77B27.121,715Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
INVH
Invitation Home
4.3685 of 5 stars
$31.23
-2.1%
$37.97
+21.6%
-15.0%$19.56B$2.62B16.881,750News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
4.3661 of 5 stars
$149.37
-1.5%
$168.81
+13.0%
-6.4%$17.75B$2.19B31.122,532Analyst Forecast
O
Realty Income
2.9265 of 5 stars
$56.88
-1.8%
$61.15
+7.5%
-5.8%$52.29B$5.27B51.71400Trending News
Earnings Report
SUI
Sun Communities
4.7212 of 5 stars
$117.28
-2.0%
$137.86
+17.5%
-4.5%$15.27B$3.22B189.166,590
UDR
United Dominion Realty Trust
4.5361 of 5 stars
$39.90
-1.3%
$46.07
+15.5%
-7.0%$13.39B$1.67B114.001,432Analyst Forecast

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